Category: american literature
+ american literature, Genarao Kỳ Lý Smith, identity, interracial intimacy, the land south of the clouds, Vietnam
Identity in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s “The Land South of the Clouds”: Part III
Over the last couple of posts, I have written about issues of identity in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s The Land South of the Clouds. Today, I want to conclude the discussion that I started last post and look at the rest of “Beautiful,” the chapter where Long Vanh details his relationships with women, focusing on the white woman Melanie first then his relationship with his … Read More Identity in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s “The Land South of the Clouds”: Part III
+ a raisin in the sun, american history, american literature, arthur miller, black panther, death of a salesman, fulbright, fulbright award, gwendolyn brooks, j. william fulbright, james baldwin, langston hughes, liesl tommy, lorraine hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisn in the Sun” Lecture: Part I
My final lecture last fall for the American literature course at the University of Bergen was on Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. A couple of years ago, I wrote about the presence of Big Walter on stage during a performance in Boston that was directed by Liesl Tommy. As well, I have discussed my other lectures fro the American Literature class: Introductory … Read More Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisn in the Sun” Lecture: Part I
+ "health card", african american literature, american literature, frank yerby, georgia literature, how to be an antiracist, ibram x. kendi, langston hughes, lois beckett, southern literature, speak now
“That is merde alors!”: Frank Yerby and Identity
Rediscovering Frank Yerby, a project I have been working on for a few years, will be out this May from the University Press of Mississippi. Along with this, UPM will release Veronica Watson’s The Short Stories of Frank Yerby around the same time. I am extremely excited for each of these books, not just because I edited one of them. I am excited because … Read More “That is merde alors!”: Frank Yerby and Identity
+ american literature, georgia literature, georgia southern university, how to be an antiracist, ibram x. kendi, Jennine Capó crucet, make your home among strangers, moriah balingit, north georgia review, southern literature
Fears of Change and A More Equitable Society
Last October, Jennine Capó Crucet gave a talk at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. The university chose her novel Make Your Home Among Strangers (2015) as the campus-wide first year experience book. Crucet’s novel chronicles a Cuban American woman’s experiences at an elite college as a first-gen student and daughter of Cuban immigrants. After her talk, some students went out to a grill … Read More Fears of Change and A More Equitable Society
+ american literature, georgia literature, how to be an antiracist, ibram x. kendi, Jennine Capó crucet, killers of the dream, lillian e smith, lillian smith: breaking the silence, my time among the whites, social justice, southern literature, the journey
Lillian E. Smith Studies Course
This semester, I am teaching the Lillian E. Smith Studies course for the first time. It is part of the LES Scholars’ program, and it is a course that focuses on Lillian Smith and social justice. The course looks historically at Smith and her work, but it also looks at the ways that her work and legacy resonate today. As such, I included works … Read More Lillian E. Smith Studies Course
