Christopher Wise
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
I. Books & Special Issues
21. Conjurations. Washington D.C.: Sahel Nomad, 2024..
20. In The Net, by Hawad. Translated by Christopher Wise. Africa Poetry Book Series
Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2022: pp. 90.
19. The Writings of Al Hajj Seku Tall / Les écrits d’el hadj Sékou Tall, Edited & Translated by Christopher Wise, Washington D.C.: Sahel Nomad Books, 2022.
18. The Manuscripts of Timbuktu: Secrets, Myths, and Realities, by Jean-Michel Djian. Translated by Christopher Wise. Trenton, New Jersey & Asmara, Eritrea: Africa World Press, 2019: 196 pp.
17. À la recherche de Yambo Ouologuem. Paris: Les Èditions Philae, 2018: 88 pp.
16. Archive of the Umarian Tijaniyya, Edited & Translated by Christopher Wise, Washington D.C.: Sahel Nomad Books, 2017: 500 pp.; 2ndEdition 560 pp.
15. Sorcery, Totem, and Jihad in African Philosophy, “Suspensions: Contemporary Middle Eastern and Islamicate Thought,” New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017: 216 pp.
14. In Search of Yambo Ouologuem. Vlaeberg, South Africa: Chimurenga Books, “Best of Chimurenga,” Series 2, Book 5, 2011: 60pp.
13. The Timbuktu Chronicles, 1493-1599 C.E.: Al Hajj Mahmud Kati’s Tarikh al-fattash, by Al Hajj Mahmud Kâti. Edited by Christopher Wise, Translated by Christopher Wise & Hala Abu Taleb. Trenton, New Jersey & Asmara, Eritrea: Africa World Press, 2011. 340 pp.
12. Chomsky and Deconstruction: The Politics of Unconscious Knowledge, New York, Palgrave-MacMillan, 2011: 208 pp.
11. Being Arab: Arabism and the Politics of Recognition, Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James. Fitzroy, Australia: Arena Publications, 2010: 266 pp.
10. “Being Arab: Arabism and the Politics of Recognition,” Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James, a special double issue of Arena Journal, New Series, No. 33/34 (2009): 270 pp.
9. Derrida, Africa, and the Middle East, New York: Palgrave-MacMillan, 2009: 227pp.
8. The Yambo Ouologuem Reader: The Duty of Violence, A Black Ghostwriter’s Letter to France, & The Thousand and One Bibles of Sex. Edited & Translated by Christopher Wise. Trenton, New Jersey & Asmara, Eritrea: Africa World Press, 2008: 358pp.
7. Developing American Studies at Arab Universities: Resources, Research, and Outreach, Edited by Christopher Wise & Mounira Soliman. Cairo, Egypt: Bi-National Fulbright Commission & the American Embassy, Cairo, 2004: 186pp.
6. The Parachute Drop, by Norbert Zongo. Translated by Christopher Wise. Trenton, New Jersey & Asmara, Eritrea: Africa World Press, 2004: 173pp.
5. The Desert Shore: Literatures of the Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001: 273pp.
4. Yambo Ouologuem: Postcolonial Writer, Islamic Militant, Edited by Christopher Wise. London & Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999: 258pp.
3.Littératures du Sahel, Edited by Christopher Wise, Joseph Paré, & Salaka Sanou. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: RÉLIS (Réseau d'Études Littéraires Sahéliennes), 1998: 124pp.
2. "Third World Literature, Postcolonial Studies, and Christianity," Special Issue, Christianity and Literature, Edited by Christopher Wise, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Autumn 1995): 152pp.
1. The Marxian Hermeneutics of Fredric Jameson, New York: Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt/M. Paris, Wein: Peter Lang, 1995. American University Studies: Series 3, Comparative Literature. Vol. 49: pp. 143.
II. Articles, Translations, Interviews, Prefaces
111. "Israel, Intifada, Infanticide: Peter Beinart's Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, Gideon Levy's The Killing of Gaza, and Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This," Arena Magazine, forthcoming.
110. "Tatooing Nothingness" (Tamajaght poem), by Hawad. English translation by Christopher Wise, Fence, forthcoming.
109. "Preface," Archives, Boundaries, and Roots: Thematic and Stylistic Readings of Les larmes des Raines, A Novel by Amadou Ouédraogo," by Michel Tinguiri. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2024: 9-10.
108. “Preface,” Introduction to Burkinabe Anglophone Literature, by Andre Kabore. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 2022: 2.
107. “Translator’s Note,” In the Net, by Hawad. Translated by Christopher Wise, African Poetry Book Series, Series Editor: Kwame Dawes. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2022, xiii-xv.
106. “Decolonization or Redemption? The One-State Solution: Unsilencing Gaza, by Sara Roy, and Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine, by Jeff Halper,” Arena Quarterly, No. 7 (Spring 2021): 75-79.
105. “New Writing From West Africa,” co-authored with Kristiana Kahakauwila, Special Issue, “Scribes, Griots, Poets: New Writing From West Africa,” The Bellingham Review, co-editors: Suzanne Paola, Kristiana Kahakauwila, and Christopher Wise, Volume XLII (Issue 80) Spring 2020: 56-57.
104. “The Night of the Imoko,’ by Boris Boubacar Diop, Translated by Christopher Wise in “Scribes, Griots, Poets: New Writing From West Africa,” Special Issue, “Scribes, Griots, Poets: New Writing From West Africa,” The Bellingham Review, co-editors: Suzanne Paola, Kristiana Kahakauwila, and Christopher Wise, Volume XLII (Issue 80) Spring 2020: 82-93.
103. “In The Net” by Hawad, Translated by Christopher Wise, in “Scribes, Griots, Poets: New Writing From West Africa,” Special Issue, “Scribes, Griots, Poets: New Writing From West Africa,” The Bellingham Review, co-editors: Suzanne Paola, Kristiana Kahakauwila, and Christopher Wise, Volume XLII (Issue 80) Spring 2020: 63-70.
102. “Preface” to Hawad’s “In The Net,” by Hélène Claudot-Hawad, Translated by Christopher Wise, in “Scribes, Griots, Poets: New Writing From West Africa,” Special Issue, The Bellingham Review, co-editors: Suzanne Paola, Kristiana Kahakauwila, and Christopher Wise, Volume XLII (Issue 80) Spring 2020: 60-62.
100. “Islam and West African Religions,” Handbook of Islam in Africa, Ed. Fallou Ngom, Mustapha H. Kurfi, & Toyin Falola. New York: Palgrave-MacMillan: 2020: 253-266.
99. “Introduction: Al Hajj Seku Taal, A Grand Figure of the Sahel” The Writings of Al Hajj Seku Tall, by Al Hajj Seku Taal. Translated by Christopher Wise. Washington, D.C.: Sahel Nomad Books [5,000 words], forthcoming.
98. “Après Azawad: Le devoir de violence, le djihad, et l'idéologies chérifienne dans le Nord du Mali, Translated by Ninon Chavez, Fabula: La Recherche en Littérature, "L’oeuvre de Yambo Ouologuem, Un carrefour d’écritures? (1968-2018): Acts du Colloque de Lausanne (18-19 mai 2018), L'Université de Lausanne et L'Université de Strasbourg. Ed. Christine Le Quellec Cottier & Anthony Mangeon. April 2018.
98. “Translator’s Preface,” The Manuscripts of Timbuktu: Secrets, Myths, and Realities, by Jean- Michel Djian. Translated by Christopher Wise. Trenton, New Jersey & Asmara, Eritrea: Africa World Press, 2019: 3-6.
97. “Introduction: Al Hajj Umar Taal and the Umarian Tijaniyya,” Archive of the Umarian Tijaniyya. Edited by Christopher Wise. Washington D.C.: Sahel Nomad Books, 2017: xvii-lxxi.
96. “Sovereignty in Pre-Colonial Mali and Northern Africa,” The Handbook of African Philosophy, Ed. Adeshina Afolayan & Toyin Falola, New York: Palgrave-MacMillan, 2017: 417-429.
95. “Deconstruction, Zionism, and the BDS Movement,” Arena Journal, Issue No. 47/48 (2017): 272-304.
94. “Yambo Ouologuem: Postcolonial Writer, Anti-Wahhabi Militant,” The Chimurenga Chronic, February 2015: 20-23.
93. “Foreword,” The Tribulations of a Sahelian Traveler,by Michel Tinguiri. Washington, D.C.: Sahel Nomad Books, 2014: 7-9.
92. “Yambo Ouologuem In English (Interview With Christopher Wise),” by Stacy Hardy, “Found In Translation,” Chronic Books: Supplement To Chimurenga Chronic, November 2013: 14-18.
91. “Leo Africanus and The Songhay Dynasty of the Askiyas,” Arena Journal, No 39/40 (2013):140-157.
90. “Arab Racism Invades Mali,” with Fallou Ngom. WARA Newsletter(West African Research Association), Spring 2013: 8-9.
89. “Plundering Mali,” Arena Magazine (04/2013) No. 123: 34-37.
88. “The Spirit of Zionism: Derrida, Ruah, and the Purloined Birth Right,” Deconstructing Zionism: A Critique of Metaphysical Politics, Edited by Gianni Vattimo & Michael Marder. New York: Continuum Press, 2013: 113-131.
87. “The Wild West: The Assassination of the Outlaw Osama bin Laden by the President Barak Obama,” Arena Magazine, (06/2011) No. 112: 5-6.
86. “Middle East Agendas: What form will democracy take in the Middle East?” Arena Magazine, (04/2011-05/2011) No. 111: 20-21.
85. “Pa spaning efter Yambo Ouologuem ,” Glanta, 2/2010: 132-149.
84. “Introduction to the Tarikh al fattash: Timbuktu, Gao, and the Songhay Dynasty of the Askiyas,” The Timbuktu Chronicles, 1493-1599, Edited by Christopher Wise, Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 2011: ix-xxvii.
83. “Introduction: Arabism Now,” Being Arab: Arabism and the Politics of Recognition, Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James. Fitzroy, Australia: Arena Publications, 2010: 1-15.
82. “Arab Nationalism After Iraq: An Interview with Gilbert Achcar,” Being Arab: Arabism and the Politics of Recognition, Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James. Fitzroy, Australia: Arena Publications, 2010: 159-174.
81. “Arabism and Jihad in the Sahel,” Being Arab: Arabism and the Politics of Recognition, Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James. Fitzroy, Australia: Arena Publications, 2010: 254-263.
80. “Introduction: Arabism Now,” in “Being Arab: Arabism and the Politics of Recognition,” Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James, a special double issue of Arena Journal, New Series, No. 33/34 (2009): 1-15.
79. “Arab Nationalism After Iraq: An Interview with Gilbert Achcar,” in “Being Arab: Arabism and the Politics of Recognition,” Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James, a special double issue of Arena Journal, New Series, No. 33/34 (2009): 159-174.
78. “Arabism and Jihad in the Sahel,” in “Being Arab: Arabism and the Politics of Recognition,” Edited by Christopher Wise & Paul James, a special double issue of Arena Journal, New Series, No. 33/34 (2009): 254-263.
77. “The Novel, Historiography, and the Griot Epic in the Sahel,” Teaching The African Novel, Edited by Gaurav Desai. New York: Modern Language Association: 2009: 154-175.
76. “The Enduring Legacy of Edward Said,” Postcolonial Studies, Vol. 12, No. 1 (2009): 137-142.
75. “Preface,” The Yambo Ouologuem Reader, Edited by Christopher Wise. Trenton, New Jersey & Asmara, Eritrea: Africa World Press, 2008: vii-xx.
74. “In Search of Yambo Ouologuem,” Special Issue: “Conversations with Poets Who Refuse to Speak,” Chimurenga, Number 11 (2007): 56-73.
73. “Zionism Without Zionism: The Jacqueline Rose-Edward Said Exchange,” Arena Journal, New Series, Number 28 (2007): 119-131.
72. “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.
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, Ed. 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 Universities: 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, Ed. 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 Folklore 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: Literatures 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: Postcolonial 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 Contemporary Literature, Vol. XXVIII, No. 1. (January 1998):8-11.
19. “Yambo Ouologuem dans le postmoderne: les débats littéraires sur 'Le Devoir de violence depuis 1985,'" Littératures 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 Literatures, 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 Publishing, 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 Literature, 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.
III. Encyclopedia Entries
14. “Brave Bird, Mary Crow Dog,” Women’s Rights in the United States: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Issues, Events, and People, Edited by Timothy K. Wayne, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2014: 35-36.
13. “Amadou Hampâté Bâ,” Dictionary of African Biography: Volume 1, Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Emmanuel K. Akyeampong. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2012: 321-323.
12. “Ahmad Baba al-Massufi al-Tinbukti,” Dictionary of African Biography: Volume 1, Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Emmanuel K. Akyeampong. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2012: 124-125.
11. “Al hajj Mahmoud Kati,” Dictionary of African Biography: Volume 3, Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Emmanuel K. Akyeampong. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2012: 309-310.
10. “Yambo Ouologuem,” Dictionary of African Biography: Volume 3, Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Emmanuel K. Akyeampong. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2012: 61-62.
9. “Norbert Zongo,” Dictionary of African Biography: Volume 5, Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Emmanuel K. Akyeampong. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2012: 247-249.
8. “Frédéric Titinga Pacéré,” Dictionary of African Biography: Volume 5, Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Emmanuel K. Akyeampong. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2012: 72-73.
7. “Hawad,” Dictionary of African Biography: Volume 3, Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Emmanuel K. Akyeampong. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2012: 42-43.
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.
IV. Book Reviews
17. Rev. of Jihadists of North Africa and the Sahel, by Alexander Thurston, Reading Religion, August 19, 2021.
16. Rev. of Muslims beyond the Arab World: The Odyssey of ‘Ajami and the Muridiyya, by Fallou Ngom, Reading Religion, “AAR [American Academy of Religion] Religion, Culture, and History,” December 12, 2016. http://readingreligion.org/books/muslims-beyond-arab-world
15. Rev. of Islam, Ethics, Revolt: Politics and Piety in Francophone West African and Maghreb Narrative,by Donald R. Wehrs, Modern Fiction Studies, Vol. 56, No. 2 (Summer) 2010: 450-453.
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 Interrogationsby 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 Filmby 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 Levinasby Susan A. Handelman, Christianity and Literature, Vol.42, No.1 (Autumn 1992) 166-168.
3. Rev. of Voice-Haunted Journeyby 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 Visibleby 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.
V. Journalism
25. “Interview: Ballet Based on WWU Professor’s Story on Stage,” by Margaret Bikman, The Bellingham Herald: Take Five, Tuesday, June 9, 2011: 4 & 6.
24. “Q & A with Professor Christopher Wise: Wise explains historical background behind demonstrations in Cairo, Egypt,” by Cole Finch, The Western Front, Vol. 159, Issue 8, Friday, February 4, 2011: 6.
23. Interview: “Chinese Expulsion Forum,” by Rondolf DeGuzman, Western Front, Vol. 152, Issue 13, November 5, 2010: 3.
22. “Vive la France!” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, August 28 - 3 September 2003, Vol. 14, No. 9: 7.
21. “Honor Killing and Representation,” The Star: Jordan’s Political, Economic, and Cultural Weekly, Amman, Jordan, 2 – 8 July 2003, Vol. 14, No. 1: 12.
20. “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.
19. “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.
18. “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.
17. “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.
16. “The Red Indians of Iraq,” Translated by Reem Razem, Al Dostour, Amman, Jordan, April 3-9, 2003.
15. “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.
14. “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.
13. “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.
12. “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.
11. “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.
10. “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.
9. “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.
8. “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.
7. “The American Studies Program Revisited,” Interview by Reem Razem, The University of Jordan: Campus News, November-December 2002, Issue 134: 8-10.
6.“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.
5. “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.
4. “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.
3. “Ben Laden, Bush – Shared Rage and Thirst For Vengeance,” The Jordan Times, Friday-Saturday, October 12-13, 2001: 5.
2. "L’écriture et la libérté: L’assassinat de Norbert Zongo," ALA Bulletin:A Publication of the African Literature Association, Vol. 26 (Spring 2000): 83.
1. "Writing and Freedom: The Zongo Affair," ALA Bulletin:A Publication of the African Literature Association, Vol. 26 (Spring 2000): 86.
V. Ballet
Northwest Ballet’s Emerald Bay, libretto by Christopher Wise, choreography by John Bishop. [Sponsored by the University of Washington’s English Department & American Ethnic Studies Program; Western Washington University’s College of Humanities & Social Sciences, the English Department, Student Affairs/Diversity Office, Women’s Studies, & the Classical Ballet Club; Northwest Chinese Cultural Association; the Chinese Expulsion Remembrance Project, Old Fairhaven Association, Celtic Arts Foundation, Village Books, & the Whatcom Museum.]
Performances:
University of Washington, Meany Hall, Seattle, Washington, May 15, 2011.
Mt. Baker Theater, Bellingham, Washington, June 10, 11, & 12, 2011.
Videos (Click underlined links below to view videos):
Emerald Bay Promotional Video.
Emerald Bay: Act 1: Lummi Village
Emerald Bay: Act 2: Port Scene
Emerald Bay: Act 3: Dirty Dan & Goon Dip
Emerald Bay: Act 4: Row Boat & Chinese Ship
Emerald Bay: Act 5: Return to Port
Emerald Bay: Act 6: Evening
Emerald Bay: Act 8: Challenge Fight
Emerald Bay: Act 9: Scottish Reel
Emerald Bay: Act 11: Battle Final Scene
Related Events & Publications:
Emerald Bay: From the Lost Archives of Mark Twain, (Children’s Book), by Christopher Wise Bellingham, WA: Northwest Ballet Theater Publications, 2011. 89 pp.
“Commemoration of 1885: Chinese Family Activity Day,” Lightcatcher Building, Whatcom Musuem, Bellingham, April 30, 2011.
“Chinese Expulsion – Legacy of Intolerance in Whatcom County,” Fairhaven Auditorium, Western Washington University, November 8, 2010.
