Erica R. Edwards is an associate professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, and the author of Charisma and the Fictions of Black Leadership (2012). She is currently at work on a book about African American literature and the War on Terror.
Erica R. Edwards
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Virtual Roundtable on “Empire”
After it debuted last January on Fox, Empire quickly became one of the most talked-about shows on television. Its Shakespearean portrayal of family life, its stylized window onto the hip-hop industry, and its Timbaland-produced soundtrack helped it earn millions of passionate fans (and more than a few critics). To celebrate the premiere of season 2—which […]
