Christopher Wise: Articles, Translations, Reviews, & Other Writings

Articles, Translations, Interviews, Prefaces:

84. “Hymn to Milk,” by Al Hajj Sékou Tall, Translated by Christopher Wise, The Writings of Al Hajj Sékou Tall, Edited by Christopher Wise.

83. “The Virtues of Gerontocracy,” by Al Hajj Sékou Tall, Translated by Christopher Wise, The Writings of Al Hajj Sékou Tall, Edited by Christopher Wise.

82. “Youth and The Elderly! Banishment, Poverty, and African Solidarity,” by Al Hajj Sékou Tall, Translated by Christopher Wise, The Writings of Al Hajj Sékou Tall, Edited by Christopher Wise.

81. “Entrevue avec El Hajj Tall Sékou,” by Al Hajj Sékou Tall, Translated by Christopher Wise, The Writings of Al Hajj Sékou Tall, Edited by Christopher Wise.

80. “Preface,” The Yambo Ouologuem Reader, Edited by Christopher Wise. Trenton, New Jersey & Asmara, Eritrea: Africa World Press, 2008, forthcoming.

79. “Introduction to the Tarikh al fattash: One Traveler’s Journey Timbuktu, Gao, and the Songhay Dynasty of the Askiyas,” The Timbuktu Chronicles, 1493-1599, Edited by Christopher Wise.

78. “Introduction: Arabism Now,” Whither Arabism?, Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James, Melbourne, Australia: Arena Book Series forthcoming.

77. “Arab Nationalism After Iraq: An Interview with Gilbert Achcar,” Whither Arabism?, Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James, Melbourne, Australia, Arena Book Series,
forthcoming.

76. “Arabism and Jihad in the Sahel,” Whither Arabism?, Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James, Melbourne, Australia: Arena Book Series, forthcoming.

75. “In Search of Yambo Ouologuem,” Special Issue: “Conversations with Poets Who Refuse to Speak,” Chimurenga, Number 11 (2007): 56-73.

74. “Zionism Without Zionism: The Jacqueline Rose-Edward Said Exchange,” Arena Journal, New Series, Number 28 (2007): 119-131.

73. “The Figure of Jerusalem: Jacques Derrida’s Specters of Marx,” Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 225, Edited by James W. Hunter. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 2007: 51-61

72. “The Novel, Historiography, and the Griot Epic in the Sahel,” Teaching The African Novel: A Volume in the Options for Teaching Series, Edited by Gaurav Desai. New York: Modern Language Association, forthcoming.

71. "Nyama and Heka: African Concepts of the Word," Comparative Literature Studies, Vol. 43, No. 1-2 (2006): 17-36.

70. “The Killing of Norbert Zongo,” Perspectives on African Literatures at the Millennium, Edited by Arthur Drayton & Peter Ukpokodu. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press,
2006: 252-260.

69. "The Figure of Jerusalem: Jacques Derrida's Specters of Marx," Christianity and Literature, Volume 54, Number 1 (Autumn) 2004: 73-91.

68. "Introduction," with Mounria Soliman, Developing American Studies at Arab Universities: Resources, Research, and Outreach, Edited by Christopher Wise & Mounira Soliman. Cairo, Egypt: Bi-National Fulbright Commission & American Embassy, Cairo, 2004: 1-3.

67. "Challenges for Developing American Studies Programs in the Middle East," Developing American Studies at Arab Univer-sities: Resources, Research, and Outreach, Edited by Christopher Wise & Mounira Soliman. Cairo, Egypt: Bi-National Fulbright Commission & American Embassy, Cairo, 2004: 148-157.

66. "Democratizing the American Studies Classroom," Developing American Studies at Arab Universities: Resources, Research, and Outreach, Edited by Christopher Wise & Mounira Soliman. Cairo, Egypt: Bi-National Fulbright Commission & American Embassy, Cairo, 2004: 158-165.

65. "Conference Recommendations," Developing American Studies at Arab Universities: Resources, Research, and Outreach, Edited by Christopher Wise & Mounira Soliman. Cairo, Egypt: Bi-National Fulbright Commission & American Embassy, Cairo, 2004: 185-186.

64. “A Lesson in Orientalist Journalism,” Comparative American Studies, Vol.2, No.3 (September 2004): 357-359.

63.“Marxism, Geo-thematics, and Orality-Literacy Studies in the Sahel,” Historical Materialism: Research In Critical Marxist Theory, Special Issue: “Marxism and Sub-Saharan
Africa,” Edited by Liam Campling, Vol.12, No.4 (2004): 261-288.

62. "Translator's Preface," The Parachute Drop, by Norbert Zongo. Trenton, New Jersey & Asmara, Eritrea: Africa World Press, 2004: i-xxi.

61. “The Whatness of Loulou: Allegories of Thomism in Flaubert,’” Short Story Criticism, Volume 60, Edited by Janet Witalec, Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co., 2003: 128-135.

60. “Paul Bowles and Islam,” The Creative Circle: Artist, Critic, Translator in African Literature, Edited by Louis Tremaine, Richard Priebe, & Angelina Overvold. Trenton, New
Jersey & Asmara, Eritrea: Africa World Press, 2003: 198-214.

59. “Notes from the Aladdin Industry: or, Middle Eastern Folk-lore in the Era of Multinational Capitalism” The Emperor’s Old Groove: Decolonizing Disney's Magic Kingdom, Edited by Brenda Ayers, New York: Peter Lang, 2003: 105-114.

58. “Préface,” Translated by Éloïse Brezault, Le devoir de violence, by Yambo Ouologuem. Paris: Le Serpent à Plumes, 2003: 7-20.

57.“Derrida and the Palestinian Question,” Arena Journal, New Series, No. 20 (2002/2003): 167-185.

56. “Excavating the New Republic: Post-colonial Subjectivity in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart,” Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 152. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co., 2002: 73-83.

55. “Saying ‘Yes’ to Africa: Jacques Derrida’s Specters of Marx,” Research In African Literatures, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Winter) 2002: 124-142.

54. “Deconstruction and Zionism: Jacques Derrida’s Specters of Marx” Diacritics, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Spring) 2001: 56-72.

53. "Introduction: The Land of the Blood-Boiling Sun," co-authored with Joseph Paré, The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 1-18.

52. "Translator’s Preface: The Killing of Norbert Zongo," The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 157-158.

51. "The Mobutuization of Burkina Faso," by Norbert Zongo. Translated by Christopher Wise, The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 158-173.

50. “Anarchy’s Delirious Trek: A Tuareg Epic,” by Hawad, Translated by Georg M. Gugelberger and Christopher Wise. The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 113-126.

49."Writing Timbuktu: Park's Hat / Laing's Hand," The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 175-200.

48. "Preface to 'The Origins of the Fulani,'" The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 11-12.

47. "The Origins of the Fulani," by El Hadjj Sékou Tall. Translated by Christopher Wise, The Desert Shore: Litera-tures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 12-26.

46. "The Word Beyond The Word: Pacéré's Theory of Talking Drums," The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 27-44.

45. "Saglego: or, Drum Poem (For The Sahel)," by Titinga Frédéric Pacéré. Translated by Christopher Wise, The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 45-72.

44. "Bendrology In Question," by Albert Ouedraogo. Translated by Christopher Wise & Edgard Sankara. The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 73-86.

43. "Wanderings: Bamako, Moscow, Delhi," by El Hadjj Sékou Tall. Translated by Christopher Wise & Karl Steel. The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 228-249.

42. "Reflections In Conclusion: Bridging The Shore," The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner
Publishers, 2001: 251-252.

41. "The Case For Jameson," Beyond The Corporate University, Edited by Henry Giroux & Kostas Myrsiades, Boulder, Colorado: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001: 175-194.

40. "Translator's Preface to 'Wanderings: Bamako, Moscow, Delhi,'" The Journal of African Travel-Writing, Special Issue: "Africans Abroad,” No. 8/9, 2001: 77-78.

39. "Wanderings: Bamako, Moscow, Delhi,” by El Hadjj Tall Sékou. Translated by Christopher Wise & Karl Steel. The Journal of African Travel-Writing, Special Issue, "Africans Abroad,” No. 8/9, 2001: 79-94.

38. "A Conversation With Mary Brave Bird," with R. Todd Wise, American Indian Quarterly Vol. 24, No. 3 (Summer 2000): 482-493.

37. "El Hadjj Sékou Tall: A Grand Figure of the Sahel," Voices: The Wisconsin Review of African Literatures, Issue 4 (2000): 51-54.

36. "The Triumph of El Hadjj Oumar Tall," co-authored with Mountaga Tall and Diana Seck, Voices: The Wisconsin Review of African Literatures, Spring 2000, Issue 3: 29-33.

35. "The Killing of Norbert Zongo (1949-1998)," Research in African Literatures, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Spring 2000): 232-233.

34. "Forum Section: October 4, 1999," Research in African Literatures, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Spring 2000): 230-231.

33. "Key Concepts and Traditional African Society: Liberty, Equality, Human Rights, Duties, Prohibitions, Solidarity, Coexistence, Peace," by El Hadjj Sékou Tall. Translated by Christopher Wise, Voices: The Wisconsin Review of African Literatures, Issue 4 (2000): 55-63.

32. "Excavating The New Republic: Postcolonial Subjectivity in Achebe's Things Fall Apart," Callaloo: Journal of African-American and African Arts and Letters, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Fall 1999): 1054-1070.

31. "Introduction: A Voice From Bandiagara," Yambo Ouologuem: Postcolonial Writer, Islamic Militant, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999: 1-14.

30. "Qur'anic Hermeneutics, Sufism, and Le Devoir de violence: Yambo Ouologuem as Marabout-Novelist," Yambo Ouologuem: Postcolonial Writer, Islamic Militant,Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999: 174-195.

29. "In Search of Yambo Ouologuem," Yambo Ouologuem: Post-colonial Writer, Islamic Militant, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999: 199-218.

28. "Yambo Ouologuem Among the Tidjaniya" Yambo Ouologuem: Postcolonial Writer, Islamic Militant, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers,1999: 219-230.

27. "Interview With El Hadjj Tall Sékou," Yambo Ouologuem: Postcolonial Writer, Islamic Militant, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999: 231-241.

26. "Mary Brave Bird Speaks: A Brief Interview," with R. Todd Wise, Studies in American Indian Literatures, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Winter 1998): 1-8.

25. “Yambo Ouologuem contre Malcolm X: L'islam afro-américain vu par un musulman africain," Analyses: Revue Franco-Africaine, No. 6 (Novembre 1998): 47-55.

24. "The Actuality of Frantz Fanon: Critical Fanonism, Thomas Sankara, and Islamic 'Resurgence,'" Arena Journal, New Series, No. 12 (1998): 129-142.

23. “Chronicle of a Student Strike in Africa: The Case of Burkina Faso, 1996-1997," African Studies Review, Vol. 41, No.2 (1998): 19-36.

22. "In Search of Yambo Ouologuem," Research In African Literatures, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Summer 1998): 159-182.

21. “English Language Preface," Littératures du Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise, Joseph Paré and Salaka Sanou. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: RÉLIS, 1998: iii.

20. "Orientalism in Ramzi M. Salti's The Native Informant: Six Tales of Defiance from the Arab World," Notes On Contemp-orary Literature, Vol. XXVIII, No. 1. (January 1998):8-11.

19. “Yambo Ouologuem dans le postmoderne: les débats lit-téraires sur Le Devoir de violence depuis 1985, Littéra-tures du Sahel. Edited by Christopher Wise, Joseph Paré and Salaka Sanou. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: RÉLIS, 1998: 117-122.

18. "Resurrecting the Devil: Notes on Ngugi's Theory of the Oral-Aural African Novel," Research In African Litera-tures, Special Issue: "The Oral-Written Interface in African Literatures," Edited by Alain Ricard & C.F. Swanepoel. Vol.28, No.1 (Spring 1997): 134-140.

17. "Re-Orienting The Subject: Arab-American Ethnicity in Ramzi M. Salti's The Native Informant: Six Tales of Defiance From The Arab World," Ethnicity and The American Short Story, Edited by Julie Brown, New York & London: Garland Press, 1997: 213-227.

16. "The Garden Trampled: or, The Liquidation of African Culture in V.S. Naipaul's A Bend in the River," College Literature, Vol.23, No.3 (October 1996): 58-72.

15. "Qur'anic Hermeneutics, Sufism, and Le Devoir de violence: Yambo Ouologuem as Marabout Novelist," Religion and Literature, Vol.28, No.1 (Spring 1996): 85-112.

14. "Historical Review: African-American Literature," with Cora Agatucci, English Postcoloniality: Literatures From Around The World, Edited by Radhika Mohanram & Gita Rajan. Westport, Connecticut / London: Greenwood Publish- ing, 1996: 135-143.

13. "(Post)modernity / (Post)coloniality: A Critical Response to Mark Poster’s ‘Second Media Age?’" Arena Journal (Journal of the Arena Publications Association) New Series, No. 5 (1995): 33-49.

12. "The Hammer and The Dove: Nietzsche, Foucault, and the American New Historicism," The West Georgia College Review, Volume XXV (May 1995): 33-49.

11. "The Dialectics of Négritude," Postcolonial Discourse and Changing Cultural Contexts, Edited by Gita Rajan & Radhika Mohanram. Westport, Connecticut & London: Greenwood Publishing, 1995: 33-46.

10. "Introduction: The Poetics of Disgrace," Christianity and Literature, Special Issue: "Third World Litera-ture, Postcolonial Studies, and Christianity," Edited by Christopher Wise. Vol.45, No.1 (Autumn 1995): 5-12.

9. "Messianic Delusions and Manichean Realities: Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Christianity, and The Third World Novel," Christianity and Literature, Edited by Christopher Wise. Vol.45, No.1 (Autumn 1995): 31-51.

8. "The Politics of Ecstasy: Postmodernity, Ethics, and Native American Culture in Oliver Stone's The Doors and Natural Born Killers," Postmodern Ethics, Edited by Marc LaFountain (West Georgia College Studies in Social Science, Vol. XXXIII 1995): 41-68.

7."Pee-Wee, Penley, and Pedagogy: or, Hands-On Feminism in the Writing Classroom," Left Margins: Cultural Studies and Composition Pedagogy, Edited by Karen Fitts & Alan W.
France. Albany, N.Y.: SUNY Press, 1995: 129-138.

6. "Counterstatement on Gerald Graff's 'The Dilemma of Oppositional Pedagogy: A Response,’" Left Margins: Cultural Studies and Composition Pedagogy, Edited by Karen Fitts & Alan W. France. Albany, N.Y.: SUNY Press, 1995: 293-294.

5. "The Case For Jameson," College Literature, Special Issue: "The Politics of Teaching Literature 2," Vol. 21, No. 3 (October 1994): 173-189.

4. "The Profane Illumination: Reflections From the Benjamin-Adorno Debate," Arena Journal (Journal of the Arena Publications Association), New Series, No. 2 (1994): 195-214.

3. "Jameson's Dialectical Aesthetics," Rethinking MARXISM, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Winter 1993): 66-86.

2. "The Whatness of Loulou: Allegories of Thomism in Flaubert," Religion & Literature, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Spring 1993) 35-49.

1. "Jameson / Frye / Medieval Hermeneutics," Christianity and Literature, Special Issue: "Northrop Frye," Edited by Robert Snyder. Vol.41, No.3 (Spring 1992): 313-333.

Contributions to Encyclopedias:

6. “Brave Bird, Mary,” Encyclopedia of American Indian Religious Traditions, Vol.1, Edited by Suzanne J. Crawford and Dennis F. Kelley. Santa Barbara, California and Oxford,
England: ABC-CLIO, 2005: 83-85.

5. “Crow Dog, Leonard,” Encyclopedia of American Indian Religious Traditions Vol. 1, Edited by Suzanne J. Crawford and Dennis F. Kelley. Santa Barbara, California and Oxford, England: ABC-CLIO, 2005: 190-193.

4. “An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness,” The Chinua Achebe Encyclopedia, Edited by M. Keith Booker. London & Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2003: 115-116.

3. “Hawad,” Encyclopedia of African Literature, Edited by Simon Gikandi, London & New York: Routledge, 2003: 218.

2. “Pacéré, Frédéric Titinga,” Encyclopedia of African Literature, Edited by Simon Gikandi, London & New York: Routledge, 2003: 430.

1. “Zongo, Norbert” Encyclopedia of African Literature, Edited by Simon Gikandi, London & New York: Routledge, 2003: 587.

Book Reviews:

15. Rev. of Edward Said: The Legacy of a Public Intellectual, Edited by Ned Curthoys & Debjani Ganguly, Arena, forth- coming.

14. Rev. of Epic Traditions of Africa, by Stephen Belcher, Comparative Literature Studies, Vol. 38, No. 4 (2001): 358-361.

13. Rev. of Ken Saro-Wiwa: Writer and Political Activist, by Craig W. McLuckie & Aubrey McPhail. & Ken Saro-Wiwa: A Bio-critical Study, by Femi Ojo Ade, Research in African Literatures, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Spring 2001): 131-132.

12. Rev. of The Real Thing: Testimonial Discourse and Latin America, by Georg M. Gugelberger, College Literature, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Fall 1998): 208-210.

11. Rev of Faces of Islam in African Literature, edited by Kenneth Harlow, Literature and Belief, Vol.16, No.1 (1996): 155-157.

10. Rev. of Colonialism and Gender Relations From Mary Wollstonecraft to Jamaica Kincaid, by Moria Ferguson, Notes on Contemporary Literature, Volume XXVI, No.1 (January 1996): 11-12.

9. Rev. of The History of Christianity in Africa, by Elizabeth Isichei, Christianity and Literature, Vol. 45, No.1 (Autumn 1995): 137-138.

8. Rev. of The Tao and The Logos: Literary Hermeneutics East and West, by Zhang Longxi, Philosophy and Literature, Vol. 18, No. 1 (April 1994) 191-192.

7. Rev. of Saints and Postmodernism: Revisioning Moral Philosophy, by Edith Wyshogrod, Christianity and Literature, Vol. 43, No.2 (Winter 1994): 228-231.

6. Rev. of Postmodern Theory: Critical Interrogations by Stephen Best and Douglas Kellner, Radical Philosophy Review of Books, No 8 (1993): 1-3.

5. Rev. of Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film by Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner, Rethinking MARXISM, Vol.6, No.1 (Spring 1993): 139-141.

4. Rev. of Fragments of Redemption: Jewish Literary Thought in Benjamin, Scholem, and Levinas by Susan A. Handelman, Christianity and Literature, Vol.42, No.1 (Autumn 1992) 166-168.

3. Rev. of Voice-Haunted Journey by Éliud Martinez, M.E.L.U.S. (Journal for the Society of Multi-Ethnic Literature in the United States), Vol. 17, No. 1 (Spring 1991-1992): 121-124.

2. Rev. of Signatures of The Visible by Fredric Jameson, Philosophy and Literature, Vol. 15, No. 2 (October 1991): 347-349.

1. Rev. of Meaning and Being In Myth by Norman Austin, Philosophy and Literature, Vol. 14, No. 2 (October 1990): 436-438.

Contributions to Newspapers & Other Non-Refereed Publications:

[NOTE: Most of the below may be found via The Star’s website in Jordan.]

24. “Vive la France!” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, August 28 - 3 September 2003, Vol. 14, No. 9: 7.

23. “Honor Killing and Representation,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 2 – 8 July 2003, Vol. 14, No. 1: 12.

22. “Mr. Bush’s Roadmap to Failure,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 8 – 14 May 2003, Vol. 13, No. 45: 4.

21. “Civilize Them With A Stick,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 24 - 30 April 2003, Vol. 13, No. 43: 4.

20. “The Power of the Powerless,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 17-23 April 2003, Vol. 13, No. 42: 4.

19. “The Other War, Far From The Bullets,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 10-16 April 2003, Vol. 13, No. 41: 4.

18. “The Red Indians of Iraq,” Translated by Reem Razem, Al Dostour, Amman, Jordan, April 3-9, 2003.

17. “The Red Indians of Iraq,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 3-9 April 2003, Vol. 13, No 40:12.

16. “Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 30 March - 2 April 2003, Vol. 13, No. 39: 4.

15. “Mr. Bush Writes ‘The Rest’ of History,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 13-19 March 2003, Vol. 13, No. 36: 4 & 6.

14. “This War Sucks, Mr. Friedman,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly], Amman, Jordan, 6-12 March 2003, Vol. 13, No. 35: 4.

13. “An End to American Realpolitik?” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 11-19 February 2003, Vol. 13, No. 32: 4.

12. “Jewish Fundamentalism In Israel,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 30 January – 5 February 2003, Vol. 13, No.30: 11.

11. “Loyalty to his own ‘tribe,’” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 23-29 January 2003, Vol. 13, No. 29: 7.

10. “The Myth of Israeli Democracy,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 16-22 January 2003, Vol. 13, No. 28: 4.

9. “The American Studies Program Revisited,” Interview by Reem Razem, The University of Jordan: Campus News, November-December 2002, Issue 134: 8-10.

8.“The Image of Ma’an In U.S. Media,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 23 November – 4 December 2002, Vol. 13, No 21: 4.

7. “A Lesson In Orientalist Journalism,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 7-13 November 2002, Vol. 13, No. 18: 4.

6. “Race Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 24-30 October 2002, Vol. 13, No. 16: 4 & 8.

5. “Ben Laden, Bush – Shared Rage and Thirst For Vengeance,” The Jordan Times, Friday-Saturday, October 12-13, 2001: 5.

4. "L’écriture et la libérté: L’assassinat de Norbert Zongo," ALA Bulletin: A Publication of the African Literature Association, Vol. 26 (Spring 2000): 83.

3. "Writing and Freedom: The Zongo Affair," ALA Bulletin: A Publication of the African Literature Association, Vol. 26 (Spring 2000): 86.

2. “El Hadjj Tall Oumar at Makkah,” Jeopardy, Vol. 34 Fall 1998: 107-112.

1. “The Return of Potok" Perspectives, Vol. 6, No. 2 (1991): 21-22.

Commissioned Translations:

5. "Interview With Boubacar Boris Diop," by James Gaasch. The Senegalese Short Story: Text and Context, Edited by James Gaasch.

4. “The Night of the Imoko,” by Boubacar Boris Diop, The

Senegalese Short Story: Text and Context, Edited by James Gaasch.

3. “Interview With Aminata Maïga Ka,” by James Gaasch, The Senegalese Short Story: Text and Context, Edited by James Gaasch.

2. "Dream After Dream," by Aminata Maïga Ka, The Senegalese Short Story: Text and Context, Edited by James Gaasch.

1. “The Transfer,” by Aminata Maïga Ka, The Senegalese Short Story: Text and Context, Edited by James Gaasch.