University of Pennsylvania (BA) Cornell University (MA, PhD)
Occupation(s)
Professor Author
Employer
Washington University in St. Louis
Known for
American literature; African-American culture; Non-fiction prose, Baseball, Jazz music, Prizefighting, Motown
Spouse
Ida Early (1977–present)
Children
2
Website
Faculty page for Gerald Early at Washington University in St. Louis
Gerald Lyn Early (born April 21, 1952) is an American essayist and American culture critic. He is currently the Merle Kling Professor of Modern letters, of English, African studies, African-American studies, American culture studies, and Director, Center for Joint Projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
He also served as a consultant on Ken Burns' documentary films Baseball, Jazz, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, The War, and Muhammad Ali. He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio's Fresh Air. His essays have appeared in numerous editions of Best American Essays series. He writes on topics as diverse as American literature, the Korean War, African-American culture, Afro-American autobiography, non-fiction prose, baseball, jazz, prizefighting, Motown, Miles Davis, Muhammad Ali and Sammy Davis Jr.[1]
In 2024, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[2]
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