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+ a late encounter with the enemy, civil war, flannery o'connor, history, lost cause, southern gothic, southern history, southern literature

The Death of the Lost Cause in Flannery O’Connor’s “A Late Encounter With the Enemy”

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Last post, I looked at the ways that Flannery O’Connor confronts the Lost Cause Narrative in “A Late Encounter With the Enemy.” Today, I want to expand upon that discussion some by looking, specifically, at the end of the story when we see Sally and George at her college graduation. In this scene, which takes up the latter quarter of the story, George sits … Read More The Death of the Lost Cause in Flannery O’Connor’s “A Late Encounter With the Enemy”

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+ a late encounter with the enemy, civil war, flannery o'connor, history, lost cause, southern literature

The Lost Cause in Flannery O’Connor’s “A Late Encounter with the Enemy”

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When I started thinking about my American literary survey course this semester, I knew I wanted to have a story by Flannery O’Connor, partly because I teach in Georgia but also because I wanted to students to see her and other Southern writers in conversation with one another. I thought about doing “A Good Man is Hard to Find” or “Revelation,”but I chose a different story. … Read More The Lost Cause in Flannery O’Connor’s “A Late Encounter with the Enemy”

+ buster keaton, civil war, confederate monuments, history, memory

The Juxtaposition of Memory in Public Space

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On a recent trip, I stopped for coffee in Monticello, Georgia, a small town with a population of around 2,500 about 60 miles southeast of Atlanta. As with many older, small towns, everything centered around the town square, a space with the courthouse, shops, an inn, and other businesses. The middle of the square, where the old courthouse once stood, had become a small … Read More The Juxtaposition of Memory in Public Space

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+ Ari Kelman, civil war, colfax, comics, graphic novels, history, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm

Thread in Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Ari Kelman’s “Battle Lines”

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Ryan Franklin, one of my colleagues, teaches a Graphic History course every year. For the class, Franklin chooses various graphic novels and memoirs that focus on historical events and individuals to teach students about historiography and research. One of the books he uses is Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Ari Kelman’s Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War (2015). When I saw this book … Read More Thread in Jonathan Fetter-Vorm and Ari Kelman’s “Battle Lines”

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+ american history, christianity, civil war, history, religion, white jesus: the architecture of racism and religion and education, white supremacy

White Supremacy and The American Patriot’s Bible

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About a year ago, I was in a book club where we read discussed White Jesus: The Architecture of Racism in Religion and Education. During our conversations, we learned about The American Patriot’s Bible, edited by Dr. Richard G. Lee. The Patriot’s Bible, as the subtitle says, shows “The Word of God and the Shaping of America,” clearly marrying the United States to a … Read More White Supremacy and The American Patriot’s Bible

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