Month: January 2017
Sui Sin Far, Nationality, and the American Melting Pot
Sui Sin Far (Edith Maude Eaton) begins the final paragraph of her “Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of a Eurasian” (1909) with two sentences that sum up her argument throughout: “After all I have no nationality and am not anxious to claim any. Individuality is more than nationality” (252). These two sentences challenge our understanding of “nation” and “nationalism” in a similar way that … Read More Sui Sin Far, Nationality, and the American Melting Pot
+ american literature, editha, julius caesar, Literature, Mark twain, richard lovelace, the war prayer, to lucasta, going to wars, Uncategorized, william dean howells, william shakespeare
William Dean Howells’ “Editha,” Richard Lovelace, and Shakespeare
Typically, critics read William Dean Howells’ “Editha” as a story that comments on our need to proclaim our national identities through patriotism and war and how that continual proclamation does more harm than good. Others read “Editha” through a feminist lens arguing that the focus of the story lies in the ways that Editha and Mrs. Gearson work to exert power over George. Today, … Read More William Dean Howells’ “Editha,” Richard Lovelace, and Shakespeare
+ african american literature, american literature, caribbean literature, charles chesnutt, ernest hemingway, ernest j gaines, james baldwin, Literature, Mark twain, paul laurence dunbar, pedagogy & american literary studies, tumblr, Uncategorized, william faulkner
Collaborative Project for Literature Classroom
Last semester, I had students construct presentations of terms and historical events in my Early American Literature survey course. I have a posts on the assignment itself and on some of the projects that students created. This semester, I am tweaking that assignment in a couple of ways. Rather than having students present on specific terms and presenting during the last week of class, … Read More Collaborative Project for Literature Classroom
+ african american literature, african americans, deborah elizabeth whaley, emmett till, gwendolyn brooks, jackie ormes, james baldwin, patty-jo 'n' ginger, pittsburgh courier, Uncategorized
Jackie Ormes’ “Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger” Part 3
In the past two posts, I have written about a few of installments of Jackie Ormes’ Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger. (You can find these posts here and here.) Today, I want to wrap up my discussion of Ormes’ strip by examining one final panel. As I did in the previous post, I want to think about these panels in a broader pedagogical conversation, thinking about … Read More Jackie Ormes’ “Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger” Part 3
+ american literature, great migration, henry j lewis, jackie ormes, james baldwin, patty-jo 'n' ginger, pittsburgh courier, torchy brown, Uncategorized
Jackie Ormes’ “Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger” Part 2
Last post, I wrote about a couple of Jackie Ormes’ Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger one panel gags that appeared in the Pittsburgh Courier from the late 1940s through the mid-1950s. Over the next couple of posts, I want to take the time and explore a few more and how teachers can incorporate these images in the classroom along with texts by authors such as Gwendolyn … Read More Jackie Ormes’ “Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger” Part 2
