Alexs Pate
Specialties
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poetry
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hip hop
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literature
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fiction of african-american men
Publications
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Amistad. Pate, Alexs, based on the screenplay by David Franzoni, New York: Signet, 1997.
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Finding Makeba. Pate, Alexs, New York: Putnam, 1996.
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Losing Absalom. Pate, Alexs, Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1994.
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The multicultiboho sideshow. Pate, Alexs, New York: Bard, 1999.
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West of Rehoboth. Pate, Alexs, New York: William Morrow, 2001.
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Contemporary African American Literature: Anywhere The Wind Blows. Pate, Alexs, 1996.
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Innocent. Pate, Alexs, Princeton, NJ: Kutenai Press, 1998.
Creative Activities
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Collaboration with Asian American poet David Mura, "Out There," Walker Art Center: 1994
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Co-writer with David Mura, Slowly This, a short feature film directed by Arthur Jafa, PBS
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"Merry Christmas, Tamyra," National Public Radio's All Things Considered: 2002
Awards
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Honor Fiction Book, Black Caucus of the American Library Association for West of Rehoboth, 2002
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"Achiever Who Will Lead The Next Generation" in the area of literature, USA Today/Weekend, 2002
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Minnesota Book Award for Losing Absalom, 1995
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Best First Novel, Black Caucus of the American Library Association for Losing Absalom, 1995
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Minnesota Book Award for Multicultiboho Sideshow, 2000
Courses Taught
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Afro 3112 - In the Heart of the Beat: the Poetry of Rap
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Afro 5910 - Topics in African American and African Studies
Alternative Output Formats