Category: freedom’s journal
+ afric-american picture gallery, african american literature, american literature, early american literature, ethiop, freedom's journal, john ernest, john russwurm, just teach one, Rosa; or, American Genius and Education, samuel cornish, william j wilson
“Afric-American Picture Gallery” and Representation
This semester, I added William J. Wilson’s “Afric-American Picture Gallery” (1859) to my Early American literature syllabus. Every semester, I add one or two texts I have never taught to my courses. Recently, I have headed over to the Just Teach One site for some ideas. That is where I came across Rosa and the “Afric-American Picture Gallery.” Today, I want to talk briefly about … Read More “Afric-American Picture Gallery” and Representation
+ "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”
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”
+ 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
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.
+ african american literature, freedom's journal, hosea easton, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, mashpee, native american literature, philip gura, unc press, william apess
Terms of Oppression in William Apess and Hosea Easton
If you are at all interested in Native American or Early American literature, I would highly recommend reading Philip F. Gura’s biography of William Apess (Pequot). The Life of William Apess, Pequot chronicles Apess’s life based partly on Apess’s own writings but also on historical documents such as newspapers, correspondence, and other items. Gura takes all of this information and paints a portrait of … Read More Terms of Oppression in William Apess and Hosea Easton
