Category: american literature

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+ "theresa, a haytien tale", african american literature, american literature, caribbean literature, early american literature, freedom's journal, gothic literature, john lowe, unc press, victor sejour

“Theresa, A Haytian Tale” and the “Tropical Sublime”

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Thirteen years before Victor Sejour’s “The Mulatto” (1841), S’s serialized story “Theresa, A Haytien Tale” (1828) appeared in the Freedom’s Journal between January 18 and February 15, 1828. Now, scholars believe that S’s  story is the first short story by an African American author; however, there may be something else tucked away in a library, archive, or collection somewhere in the world. Whether or … Read More “Theresa, A Haytian Tale” and the “Tropical Sublime”

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+ african american literature, american literature, anne bradstreet, david walker, early american literature, emily dickinson, freedom's journal, gothic literature, john russwurm, Literature, pedagogy & american literary studies, Uncategorized

Archives and Collaborative Documents in the Literature Classroom

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Last Tuesday, I wrote about some of the ways I have been implementing technology into my composition and literature classrooms. Today, I want to speak about a couple of more ways that I am incorporating the Internet and Web 2.0 tools into the literature classroom.

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+ american literature, david walker, early american literature, edgar allan poe, gothic literature, nathaniel hawthorne, the minister's black veil, toni morrison, Uncategorized, william lloyd garrison

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil” and Slavery

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Upon reading Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minster’s Black Veil” (1832), I began to think about the underlying cultural contexts surrounding the story’s initial publication. Namely, I started to think about it in relation to the issue of slavery and the abolitionist movement. While African or African American characters nor slavery appear in the story, the thematic elements lead me to consider Hawthorne’s story in relation … Read More Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil” and Slavery

+ "the spider letter", #mewithoutyou, american dream, american literature, benjamin franklin, john winthrop, Jonathan edwards, mary rowlandson, Uncategorized

A Different View of Jonathan Edwards

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Typically, students’ exposure to Jonathan Edwards begins and ends with his sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (1741). By limiting what students read from Edwards, we create an image in our students’ minds, as we do with any author we teach, specifically in a literary surgery course, that portrays the eighteenth century theologian as nothing more that a Calvinist preacher who … Read More A Different View of Jonathan Edwards

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+ african american literature, american literature, colin kaepernick, david walker, ernest j gaines, jackie robinson, james baldwin, james meredith, john carlos, national anthem, NFL, southern literature, the sky is gray, tommie smith, Uncategorized

Colin Kaepernick, the National Anthem, and Progress?

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Over the past few weeks, I have seen numerous responses to Colin Kaepernick’s demonstrations during the National Anthem. Last week, an article even appeared on ESPN pointing out which players chose to demonstrate during the anthem in week three of the NFL season by kneeling, raising their fists in protest, or through some other means. Editorials and opinion pieces have appeared in various media … Read More Colin Kaepernick, the National Anthem, and Progress?

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