Emory Prof Wins Literature Award

The Modern Language Association of America will honor an professor with a prestigious award next month.

Lawrence Jackson has been awarded the 10th annual William Sanders Scarborough Prize for his book “The Indignant Generation: A Narrative History of African American Writers and Critics, 1934–1960,” published in 2010.

The prize is awarded for an outstanding scholarly study of black American literature or culture, according to a news release.

Jackson, an English and African American studies professor, will be honored among 18 award recipients during the association’s annual convention in January 2012.

For more information about Jackson and his book, visit the Emory website.