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AUGUSTWILSON.NET
Wilson Scholarship produced by graduate students at Kutztown University:
August Wilson's Shakesperean Fools
The Emergence of a New Female Archetype in 20th Century Drama (including August Wilson's Fences)
The Past Informing the Present: The Plays of August Wilson
August Wilson: The Search for Black Identity and Social Standing in 20th Century America
Welcome to AugustWilson.net. My name is Dr. Mike Downing and I'm an English Professor at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
I have been studying Mr. Wilson's life and work since 1992 (when I lived and worked in Pittsburgh). Since then, I have taught, published, and delivered scholarly presentations related to Mr. Wilson.
This website, which I am currently re-designing and updating, is intended to serve as a scholarly resource for anyone interested in the life and works of Pittsburgh-born playwright, Mr. August Wilson.
I accept contributions to this site from legal copyright holders. If you would like to contribute, please contact me at downing[at]kutztown.edu.
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I have additional content that I plan to post as time goes by. Be sure to visit my August Wilson Blog!
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An overview of my dissertation chapters
Restoring the Myths: A Dissertation Summary
Chapter Two: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Chapter Four: Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Chapter Five: The Piano Lesson
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Wilson's Plays
Biography
Conflict
Poetry
Contributed Scholarship
Resources
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