Deborah E. McDowell

A former fellow of the Bunting Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center, Deborah E. McDowell is a professor of English at the University of Virginia.

Books by Deborah E. McDowell

  1. Book CoverLeaving Pipe Shop: Memories of Kin


    "McDowell captures the aspirations and realities of the working-class residents of Pipe Shop, infusing them with unshakable dignity, luminous grace, and profound compassion."—Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, San Francisco ChronicleMore

  2. Book CoverThe Norton Anthology of African American Literature

    Second Edition

    Welcomed on publication as "brilliant, definitive, and a joy to teach from," The Norton Anthology of African American Literature was adopted at more than 1,275 colleges and universities worldwide. Now, the new Second Edition offers these highlights.More