
Jarvis C. McInnis
@profmcinnis
Scholar of African Diaspora lit. & culture @ Duke. New book: "Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South." Preorder now!
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Another sighting of my new book, AFTERLIVES OF THE PLANTATION, in the wild! This time in San Francisco at City Lights Books. A beautiful sight to behold! Columbia University Press 🙌🏾🎉🙏🏾👏🏾



The USDA says it has "sufficiently" addressed its history of discrimination. As a result, it is dropping the label "socially disadvantaged," which includes Black farmers, and will no longer consider race or sex in its decision making on programs. NEW: capitalbnews.org/usda-ends-dei-…

Looking South for the Roots of the Harlem Renaissance: Jarvis C. McInnis Examines “Afterlives of the Plantation” | Trinity College at Duke trinity.duke.edu/news/looking-s…

my latest episode for New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) is live! i had the pleasure of speaking with dr. ahmad greene-hayes (hurstonian.) about his book “underworld work: black atlantic religion making in jim crow new orleans (u of chicago press, 2025) 📚⛪️🌊 👇🏾🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2JC1E4…




Thank you Dr. Deborah E. McDowell! Ever grateful for your encouraging words along the way & your pioneering example always. And how delightful to see AFTERLIVES OF THE PLANTATION in such excellent company w/ dear Patrice D. Douglass’s important new offering! Hope you enjoy both appetizers & meals😁





