New week, Old English!
Today our featured new book is "The Life Course in Old English #Poetry" by Harriet Soper, who examines the linear & unruly paths thru human, nonhuman & more-than-human lives in #OldEnglish poems

#LiteraryStudies #AgeingStudies #AgeStudies #Beowulf #EnglishPoetry #MiddleAges

What were the impact & roles of older people in Black communities during slavery & emancipation? "Black Elders" by Frederick C. Knight examines them in the contexts of everyday #BlackHistory & #ageing

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #AmericanHistory #BlackStudies #AgeingStudies #AgeStudies #History