Archive Project: Taking Students Out of the Classroom and Into History

by Matthew Teutsch

Note: You can view the projects at engl2250.wordpress.com. Over the past year, I have constructed various projects for my literature survey courses. Last fall, I had students define a term related to Early American literature and present what they learned. In the spring, I had students read a novel or play by an author we were looking at in the course and present information … Read More Archive Project: Taking Students Out of the Classroom and Into History

August 15, 2017 + african american literature, american history, american literature, charlottesville, frank yerby, history, Pedagogy, racism, southern history, the foxes of harrow, white nationalism, white supremacy

Charlottesville: What do I do in the classroom?

by Matthew Teutsch

At the end of Frank Yerby’s The Foxes of Harrow (1946), Stephen Fox thinks about his son Etienne. The Civil War has just ended, and Stephen ponders what the racism and hate that Etienne carries within himself will bring for the future. Etienne’s feelings and ideas will lead to more bloodshed, more dead bodies, and a stunted progress towards equality. The events in Charlottesville, … Read More Charlottesville: What do I do in the classroom?

August 10, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, azzuri, black panther, captain america, captain america/black panther: flags of our fathers, comics, everett k ross, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, reginald hudlin, steve rogers, t'challa, wakanda, world war ii

The “Double V Campaign” in “Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers”

by Matthew Teutsch

Recently, I’ve been writing about Christopher Priest’s Black Panther, specifically about Priest’s use of Everett K. Ross, “Emperor of Useless White Boys,” as the narrative voice of the book. Today, I want to look at some of Reginald Hudlin’s work as head of Black Panther. I have read a couple of issues of Hudlin’s run, but I do not want to focus on those … Read More The “Double V Campaign” in “Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers”

August 8, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, black panther, christopher priest, comics, everett k ross, invisible man, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, mephisto, narrative, ralph ellison, t'challa

Everett K. Ross as Mephisto? Positioning in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther

by Matthew Teutsch

In the previous post, I wrote about the narrative point-of-view (pov) in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther (1998-2003). There, I discussed Priest’s comments about placing Everett K. Ross as the narrator of Black Panther and how that narrative position related to the work of Quentin Tarantino. Today, I want to look at a shift that occurs in issue #34, part one of “Gorilla Warfare.” Ross’ … Read More Everett K. Ross as Mephisto? Positioning in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther

August 3, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, black panther, christopher priest, django unchained, everett k ross, Literature, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, pulp fiction, quentin tarantino, t'challa, the hateful eight

Everett K. Ross “Emperor of Useless White Boys” in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther

by Matthew Teutsch

Over the past few weeks, I have been working my way through Christopher Priest’s Black Panther (1998-2003). There are numerous aspects of Priest’s run that could, and should, be discussed; however, I want to focus on one aspect that I have been looking at in other works as well, the narrative point-of-view (pov). For Black Panther, Priest chose to convey the story from the … Read More Everett K. Ross “Emperor of Useless White Boys” in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther

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Archive Project: Taking Students Out of the Classroom and Into History

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