Category: early american literature

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+ american literature, early american literature, life in the iron mills, ralph waldo emerson, rebecca harding davis, transcendentalism

The Canary in Davis’ “Life in the Iron Mills”

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When I taught Rebecca Harding Davis’ Life in the Iron Mills (1861) this semester, I asked students to think about the opening paragraphs where the narrator describes the scene and implores the reader to come right down with her “into the thickest of the fog and mud and foul effluvia.” The opening images bring to mind Gothic texts as the narrator describes the trash … Read More The Canary in Davis’ “Life in the Iron Mills”

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+ a new england tale, american literature, catharine maria sedgwick, early american literature, enlightenment

The Enlightenment, Religious Hypocrisy, and Republican Motherhood in Sedgwick’s “A New England Tale”

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Note: During my first year as a PhD student, I took a class on novels in the Early Republic. The class looked at authors such as William Hill Brown, Charles Brockden Brown, Susanna Rowson, Hannah Webster Foster, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, and others. For the course, we had to write brief responses (2-3 pages) to the novels and discussions. While packing to move recently, I … Read More The Enlightenment, Religious Hypocrisy, and Republican Motherhood in Sedgwick’s “A New England Tale”

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+ american literature, charlotte temple, early american literature, sussana rowson

“Friendship” in Susanna Rowson’s “Charlotte Temple”

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Note: During my first year as a PhD student, I took a class on novels in the Early Republic. The class looked at authors such as William Hill Brown, Charles Brockden Brown, Susanna Rowson, Hannah Webster Foster, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, and others. For the course, we had to write brief responses (2-3 pages) to the novels and discussions. While packing to move recently, I … Read More “Friendship” in Susanna Rowson’s “Charlotte Temple”

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+ american literature, cathy davidson, Charles Brockden Brown, early american literature, the power of sympathy, wieland, William Hill Brown

Authentication in Novels of the Early Republic 

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Note: During my first year as a PhD student, I took a class on novels in the Early Republic. The class looked at authors such as William Hill Brown, Charles Brockden Brown, Susanna Rowson, Hannah Webster Foster, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, and others. For the course, we had to write brief responses (2-3 pages) to the novels and discussions. While packing to move recently, I … Read More Authentication in Novels of the Early Republic 

+ african american literature, american history, american literature, early american literature, EJI legacy museum, EJI memorial for peace and understanding, equal justice initiative, frederick douglass, history, hosea easton, lynching, Margaret Mulrooney, Pedagogy, slavery, william apess

Reflections on EJI Legacy Museum and Memorial for Peace and Justice

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Every semester, I try something new in my classroom. Recently, I’ve been working on decentering my courses in various ways, specifically through the use of active learning assignments. These involve assignments such as my archives project  or creating more student centered discussion through the questions I pose in class. This summer, I taught a minimester course in early American literature. Essentially, we met 24 … Read More Reflections on EJI Legacy Museum and Memorial for Peace and Justice

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