Category: early american literature

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+ american literature, cathy davidson, charlotte temple, early american literature, jane tompkins, john hector st john de crevecoeur, sussana rowson

Is Susanna Rowson’s “Charlotte Temple” an American Novel?

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This semester, I am teaching, for the first time, Susanna Rowson’s Charlotte Temple in my American literature survey course. Rowson’s novel fits in nicely with the other texts that I typically teach in the survey course because it provides opportunities to draw connections to texts and themes we look out over the course of the semester from women’s position during the early republic to … Read More Is Susanna Rowson’s “Charlotte Temple” an American Novel?

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+ christopher columbus, daniel webster, donald trump, early american literature, pilgrims, puritan, william apess

How Did Our Ancestors “Tame” a Continent?

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Last week, Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at the Naval Academy. There, he stated that “our ancestors tamed a continent,” and he followed this statement up by adding, “we are not going to apologize for America.” What does this mean? What does it mean to “tame” a continent? What does it mean to be so sure of your achievements that you do not … Read More How Did Our Ancestors “Tame” a Continent?

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+ african american literature, american literature, comics, early american literature, enslaved, graphic novels, kyle baker, literacy, nat turner, neo-slave narrative, slave narrative, slavery, the confessions of nat turner

Literacy in Kyle Baker’s “Nat Turner”

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In his preface to the graphic novel Nat Turner, Kyle Baker talks about his reasons for wanting to tell Turner’s story through the medium of comics. He states hat “[c]omic books/graphic novels are a visual medium, so it’s important to choose a subject with opportunities for compelling graphics.” The story of Nat Turner’s rebellion in 1831 provides just that opportunity. More importantly, Baker wanted … Read More Literacy in Kyle Baker’s “Nat Turner”

+ american literature, early american literature, just teach one, periodicals, sentimental literature, sentimental novel

Teaching “Sentimental Fragments”

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This semester, I taught the “Sentimental Fragments” collection in my American Literature survey course through 1865. Initially, I was a had a little trepidation about teaching these fragments in the course, specifically since I do no incorporate much sentimental fiction into the syllabus. As well, I do not have any fiction texts before the 1820s, Since it is a survey course, I use the … Read More Teaching “Sentimental Fragments”

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+ american literature, chocorua's curse, cult of domesticity, early american literature, harriet jacobs, slavery's pleasant homes

The Cult of Domesticity in Two of Lydia Maria Child’s Stories

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Every time I read Lydia Maria Child’s work, new thoughts and paths emerge. Discussing “Chocura’s Curse” and “Slavery’s Pleasant Homes” this semester, my classes explored the ways that Child address the Cult of Domesticity. In the above stories, Child does not necessarily address each of the four pillars of the Cult of Domesticity–piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. Notably, she addresses the pillars of domesticity … Read More The Cult of Domesticity in Two of Lydia Maria Child’s Stories

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