What do these “monuments” say about our history?

by Matthew Teutsch

Last Thursday, I shared a guest post by Jennifer Morrison where she spoke about her own experiences last month at Festival Internationle when a white woman began speaking with her about the statue of Confederate General Alfred Mouton that stands on the corner of Jefferson Street and Lee Avenue in Lafayette, LA. Her interaction with the woman comes at a time when the city … Read More What do these “monuments” say about our history?

May 25, 2017 + aaihs, african american literature, alfred mouton, american literature, confederate monuments, festival international, history, jennifer morrison, lafayette, louisiana, Literature, louisiana, louisiana literature, mississippi literature, mitch landreau, southern literature, Uncategorized

Guest Post: “This South has no real place for me”

by Matthew Teutsch

Today, I want to share a post that Jennifer Morrison, a colleague and friend, shared on Facebook recently. I have not altered her post apart from separating it into paragraphs. Her words speak for themselves. All I want to say is that the statue she references is the statue of General Alfred Mouton that the United Daughters of the Confederacy had erected in 1922.

May 23, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, billy graham, black panther, chadwick boseman, don mcgregor, gothic literature, jessica lynne, jungle action, Literature, lloyd lynn, lloyd lynne, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, mcu, monica lynn, monica lynne, southern literature, t'challa, the panther vs. the klan

The Black Panther in The Past, The Present, and the Future in Jungle Action #22

by Matthew Teutsch

For the past couple of posts, I have written about “The Panther vs. The Klan” story arc from Marvel’s Jungle Action series in the 1970s. Today, I want to finish up this discussion by looking at issue 22 where Jessica Lynne tells the story of Cousin Caleb’s encounters with the Klan and White Supremacy after the Civil War in 1867. Along with Jessica’s recollections … Read More The Black Panther in The Past, The Present, and the Future in Jungle Action #22

May 18, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, black panther, comics, don mcgregor, jungle action, kevin trublood, Literature, lloyd lynn, lloyd lynne, make america great again, marvel, marvel comics, monica lynn, monica lynne, panther vs. the klan, t'challa, Uncategorized, wakanda

The Myth of America and The Black Panther in Jungle Action

by Matthew Teutsch

Last post, I wrote about the scene that opens Jungle Action #20 where T’Challa, in full Black Panther costume, and Monica Lynne shop at a grocery store and get attacked but Klan members. The scene, while action packed, draws attention to T’Challa’s humanity and causes the reader to confront racial profiling and surveillance of black bodies by whites, Rebecca Winthrop, along with the rest … Read More The Myth of America and The Black Panther in Jungle Action

May 11, 2017 + african american literature, alabama literature, american literature, andrew jackson, archive, archives, auburn university, benjamin hawkins, creek, early american literature, elias boudinot, gothic literature, john marrant, Jonathan edwards, Literature, louisiana literature, maroon, mississippi literature, olaudah equiano, seminole, Uncategorized, william apess

Working With Archives in the Literature Classroom

by Matthew Teutsch

This summer, I am teaching an American literature survey curse through 1865. While I have taught this course multiple times, I have been contemplating and incorporating new assignments into the classroom the past couple of times I have taught it. One such assignment calls for students to use digital archives of the Freedom’s Journal to find a an article, summarize it, then tell their … Read More Working With Archives in the Literature Classroom

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What do these “monuments” say about our history?

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