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“Introduction to Modernism: Modernism and Ernest J. Gaines” Syllabus

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As part of my Fulbright application, I proposed two courses for my time at the University of Bergen. I have already posted one of these syallbi, “African American Literature and the American South.” This course will be an MA level course, and I am currently in the process of finalizing the readings. They have changed, some, since I initially posted the syllabus. When I … Read More “Introduction to Modernism: Modernism and Ernest J. Gaines” Syllabus

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Some Reflections on CLA 2018

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In Tuesday’s post, I took the time to expand upon some thoughts, ideas, and advice for scholars and students attending academic conferences. The anecdotes I shared arose out of my experiences at this years College Language Association (CLA) convention in Chicago. Today, I want to take a moment and reflect upon some of the amazing papers that I had the opportunity to hear at … Read More Some Reflections on CLA 2018

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Our Linguistic Entanglements

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Recently, I attended a reading by Kiese Laymon where he read from an essay in progress. The essay he read came about after the recent events in Parkland, Florida, and the shooting death of Stephon Clark in Sacramento, California. I do not want to talk about Laymon’s essay here because I do not think it would right for me to comment on a work … Read More Our Linguistic Entanglements

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+ alan moore, ernest j gaines, Qiana J. Whitted, Stephen R. Bissette, swamp thing, the autobiography of miss jane pittman

The Unsuccessfully Repressed Past in Alan Moore’s “Swamp Thing”

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Since getting into comics about two years ago, I have been wanting to read through some of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run from the 1980s. After reading Qiana J. Whitted’s essay, “Of Slaves and Other Swamp Things: Black Southern History as Comic Book Horror,” I knew it was time for me to finally grab a few issues and read them. So, I started with … Read More The Unsuccessfully Repressed Past in Alan Moore’s “Swamp Thing”

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+ african american literature, african americans, alice dunbar-nelson, attica locke, children of strangers, creole, ernest j gaines, george washington cable, gothic literature, kindred, Kristen Imani Kasai, lyle saxon, octavia butler, southern gothic, the cutting season, The House of Erzulie

The Past in Kirsten Imani Kasai’s “The House of Erzulie”

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Note: You can win a copy of Kasai’s The House of Erzulie. Just tweet or retweet this post (make sure to tag me so I know you Tweeted it  @silaslapham). The winner will be chosen randomly at noon Saturday January 13.   Recently, I had the chance to read Kirsten Imani Kasai‘s The House of Erzulie (Feburary 2018 Shade Mountain Press), a novel that, on the … Read More The Past in Kirsten Imani Kasai’s “The House of Erzulie”

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