About Me
 | Brandon Wallace Prattville, AL Member since: Jul, 2008 Last login: 08/04/2009 Last update : 03/16/2009 Contact Me |
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| Birthday | 12/22/1980 |
| Hometown | Chicago, IL |
| Nickname | Brandon |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Nationality | United States |
About Me
Brandon Wallace is 27 years old and a 2005 graduate of Purdue University with a Master's degree in American Studies. He has been accepted into a Cultural Studies Phd program at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is a life-long writer who has recently finished writing a novel. He has also produced plays, poetry, essays, and just about every other genre there is. I maintain a blog at www.juliusspeaks.blogspot.com
Relationship Status
- I don't believe in patriarchy.
Family
Hmm. This is interesting...My family is full of stories. I am a Deramus, a Goodson, and a Smith.
Interests & Hobbies
- Writing, Singing, Reading, Acting, Public speaking, spoken word. I love creativity.
Favorite Books
- My favorite books are Possessing the Secret of Joy, The World According to Garp, and the Prince of Tides.
Favorite Authors
- My favorite author is Alice Walker.
What I'm Reading
- I just finished re-reading Another Country a few weeks ago. I haven't picked up anything else really since then.
WORK
- I am a teacher
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EDUCATION
| Graduate College/University | Purdue University, Goldsmiths College, University of London, class of 2012 |
| Graduate Area of Study | Cultural Studies |
| Undergraduate College/University | Huntingdon College, class of 2003 |
| Undergraduate Area of Study | English/History |
| High School | Prattville High School, class of 1999 |
| Academic Credentials | Masters Degree-American Studies, Purdue University, Cultural Studies-Goldsmiths College, University of London, PHD. |
UPCOMING WORK
- I will finish typing up my as of yet untitled play about Nina Simone, Lorraine Hansberry, Jimmy Baldwin, and Langston Hughes.
INFLUENCES
- Influences: Chella Courington, Greg Salyer, Barbra Streisand, Alice Walker, Angela Davis, Howard Zinn, bell hooks, Cornel West, Jimmy Baldwin, Nina Simone,Corrie Ten Boom, Oprah Winfrey. As a writer, my influences are: Chella Courington, Greg Salyer, Jimmy Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Alice Walker, Lillian Hellman, Toni Morrison, many others.
CAUSES I SUPPORT
- Free Mumia, Justice for the Jena Six, Justice for Katrina, Justice for Assata Shakur, Anti-Patriarchy work, the Bolivarian Movement...social justice movements around the globe.
