Say Anarcha is a comprehensively researched work of speculative nonfiction. In printed form, the notes and citations included here would be far longer than the book itself. This archive—in the form of an “illustrated bibliography”—includes traditional citations and direct access to the book’s many primary sources. It is intended for those who wish to engage with the book’s research in real time, or scrutinize the author’s narrative choices.
The archive uses blind citations. To check a specific fact or statement from the book, navigate in the archive to the proper chapter and page, and search the list of phrases at the top of each page for the item you are looking for. Clicking the relevant phase will scroll you to the proper citation and source.
The number of citations in Say Anarcha necessitates a different blind citation formatting style. Quoted material may be drawn from the beginning of a sentence, or the middle, or it may be drawn from the end as well. Three blind citations from the previous sentence might look like this:
“Quoted material may be drawn…”
“…or the middle…”
“…or it may be drawn from the end as well.”
Scenes in Say Anarcha repeat as the reader experiences the same sequence of events from different characters’ points of view. Hence, some citations link to other citations—most often earlier citations.
Some citations indicate that a fuller documentation of a particular source appears later in both the book and this archive. In this case, search for relevant keywords.
If a particular phrase or fact appears unsourced, please consult citations nearby. It is sometimes the case that a single citation provides information on several consecutive details, images, and so on.
If a fact still appears unsourced, please contact us.
“Monumental Error,” Harper’s Magazine, November 2017
The Forum (African American Policy Forum), February 3, 2022.
J.C. Hallman
Photo: Emily Blackshear
J.C. Hallman is the author of five previous works of nonfiction and a book of short stories. His previous work on Anarcha has appeared in Harper’s Magazine, The Forum (of the African American Policy Forum), The Baffler, The Nation, JSTOR Daily, The Montgomery Advertiser, and Urology. He has been a recipient of fellowships from the McKnight Foundation and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, in the general nonfiction category.
You can learn more about his work at JCHallman.com.