His mother, Mary, came from a less comfortable background, one of seven children, daughter of a skilled cabinet maker/French polisher, who went through a very hard time during the depression. His father, Norman, came from a relatively affluent family who were coal merchants. He was the younger of two brothers whose births were separated by the Second World War. Andrew was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, on 26 March 1947. His scientific work on active galactic nuclei spanned the entire electromagnetic spectrum from the radio to the X-rays. Andrew was arguably one of the first truly multi-wavelength astronomers of his generation.
On, Andrew Stephen Wilson passed away at the age of 61, in his home in Silver Spring, Maryland, from complications resulting from a painful spinal illness. Obituary: Andrew Stephen Wilson, 1947-2008 Using Geneva Smitherman’s discussion of the griot and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s concept of the speakerly text in the context of John Miles Foley’s work on comparative oral traditions, this essay explores the possibility and implications of describing Andrews’ written work as a form of oral storytelling. Critical to this celebration are the rhetorical strategies Andrews uses that privilege oral over literary storytelling. Raymond Andrews as Griot: Privileging Southern Black Communities through Oral Storytelling and Cultural Historyĭirectory of Open Access Journals (Sweden)įull Text Available Raymond Andrews’ novels celebrate rural Black life by focusing on the customs and traditions of Southern African American communities.
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