PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2023) Winner
Kobena Mercer
コベナ・マーサー
Kobena Mercer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-01-01 （London）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Ghana → England
Career
- Occupations
- art historian, writer
- Active Years
- 1990-2023
- Affiliations
- Middlesex University, Yale University, Bard College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Saint Martins (formerly Saint Martins School of Art) | Fine Art | — | Bachelor's degree | — | United Kingdom |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | — | History of Art | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
Central Saint Martins (formerly Saint Martins School of Art)
Fine Art
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
United Kingdom
Goldsmiths, University of London
History of Art
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Clark Prize | — | — | Clark Art Institute | winner |
| 2023 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | Alain Locke & The Visual Arts | — | PEN Oakland | winner |
Clark Prize
2006
Organization:
Clark Art Institute
Result:
winner
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2023
Work:
Alain Locke & The Visual Arts
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Welcome to the Jungle: New Positions in Black Cultural Studies
1994 Cultural StudiesA collection of essays on new positions in Black cultural studies.
Black cultureHybridity
Alain Locke & The Visual Arts
2022 Art HistoryStudy on Alain Locke and the visual arts.
African DiasporaVisual culture
Bibliography
- Welcome to the Jungle: New Positions in Black Cultural Studies (1994)
- Keith Piper: Relocating the Remains (1997)
- James Van Der Zee 55 (2003)
- Exiles, Diasporas and Strangers (2008)
- Cosmopolitan Modernisms (2005)
- The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume V (2014, contribution)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- incisivecritical
- Recurring Motifs
- Black artistsDiasporaHybridity
Legacy
Known for pioneering work on Black British artists and African Diaspora contemporary art.