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Keith Gilyard

キース・ギリヤード

Kiisu Giriyādo

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1952-01-01 （New York City, United States）
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
New York City → Syracuse, New York → State College, Pennsylvania

経歴

職業
writer, poet, university professor, scholar of language and rhetoric
活動期間
1980年〜
所属
Medgar Evers College (CUNY), Syracuse University, Penn State University, National Black Writers Conference (founding/organizing)
所属団体
Conference on College Composition and Communication (involved), National Council of Teachers of English (involved), Rhetoric Society of America (involved)
影響を受けた人物
Gordon M. Pradl (doctoral advisor), John Oliver Killens (subject of study/influence), Cornel West (intellectual influence)

学歴

City University of New York (CUNY) Baccalaureate Program
学位: BS
卒業年: 1974
国: United States
Columbia University
学位: MFA
卒業年: 1979
国: United States
New York University
Steinhardt School
学位: EdD
卒業年: 1985
国: United States
Doctoral advisor: Gordon M. Pradl

受賞歴

American Book Award
1991
対象作品: Voices of the Self: A Study of Language Competence
主催: Before Columbus Foundation
結果: 受賞
American Book Award
2010
対象作品: John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism
主催: Before Columbus Foundation
結果: 受賞
Faculty Honoree, City University of New York
1993
主催: City University of New York
結果: 表彰
Penn State Class of 1933 Medal of Distinction in the Humanities
2005
主催: Penn State University
結果: 授与
Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts and Humanities
2006
主催: Penn State University
結果: 授与
Honor Book Award, Black Caucus of the American Library Association
2011
対象作品: John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism
主催: American Library Association (Black Caucus)
結果: 受賞（栄誉書）
CCCC Exemplar Award
2013
主催: Conference on College Composition and Communication
結果: 受賞
NCTE Advancement of People of Color Leadership Award
2014
主催: National Council of Teachers of English
結果: 受賞
Proclamation by the Assembly of the State of New York for Career Achievement
2015
主催: Assembly of the State of New York
結果: 表彰
NCTE Distinguished Service Award
2018
主催: National Council of Teachers of English
結果: 受賞
Rhetoric Society of America Cheryl Geisler Award for Outstanding Mentor
2020
主催: Rhetoric Society of America
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Voices of the Self: A Study of Language Competence

1991年 scholarship (language studies / education)

A scholarly study of language competence among African American speakers, arguing for pedagogies that respect linguistic resources of learners.

language and identitypedagogyAfrican American discourse

John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism

2010年 biography / literary studies

A biography of writer John Oliver Killens, tracing his literary career and activism and situating him within black literary practice.

literature and activismblack literary historybiographical study

True to the Language Game: African American Discourse, Cultural Politics, and Pedagogy

2011年 scholarship

An essay collection on African American discourse, cultural politics, and pedagogy connecting language policy and educational practice.

language policycultural politicspedagogical practice

Let's Flip the Script: An African American Discourse on Language, Literature, and Learning

1996年 essays / scholarship

A collection of essays reconsidering education, language, and literature from African American perspectives.

educational critiquecultural studiesviews on language

The Promise of Language: A Memoir

2025年 memoir / autobiography

A memoir recounting his experiences with language and his career as an educator, exploring intersections of language, identity, and pedagogy.

memoirlanguage and selfteaching experiences

全著作

  • Voices of the Self: A Study of Language Competence (1991)
  • Let's Flip the Script (1996)
  • Liberation Memories: The Rhetoric and Poetics of John Oliver Killens (2003)
  • John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism (2010)
  • True to the Language Game (2011)
  • The Next Great Old-School Conspiracy (2016, novella)
  • Numerous poetry collections (American 40, Poemographies, Wing of Memory, etc.)
  • The Promise of Language: A Memoir (2025)

作風・主題

文体
scholarly yet practice-oriented pedagogical writingattentive descriptions of African American vernacular and rhetoriclyrical and politically engaged voice in poetry
頻出モチーフ
language and identitypedagogical practice and equityadvocacy for Black expressive culture

評価・遺産

Keith Gilyard is a key scholar and poet who connects African American language and rhetorical studies with pedagogical practice. Through founding support of the National Black Writers Conference and leadership roles in education, he has advocated for linguistic diversity and educational equity and has had significant influence in scholarly and public communities.

関連学会

  • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
  • Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
  • Rhetoric Society of America

資料所蔵先

  • Penn State University archives (possible holdings of related materials)

引用

  • A critical perspective that links literary studies' concern for beauty and significant form with rhetorical studies' emphasis on trope and argument is integral to developing discerning and productive publics on and beyond campuses—and thus crucial to the optimal practice of democracy.
    出典: Wikipedia (Keith Gilyard entry)

豆知識

  • Helped establish the National Black Writers Conference in 1986 (held at Medgar Evers College).
  • Recipient of two American Book Awards (for major monographs, cited among his honors).
  • Served as centennial president of the NCTE in 2011–2012.