Category: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur

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+ america, american dream, american history, american literature, frederick douglass, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, Pedagogy, syllabus

“What is an American?”: Early American Literature Course Syllabus

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It has been a few years since I have taught an American literature course from colonialism to 1865. This semester, I am doing just that, and I am again thinking about the ways that I structure this course. I have always organized this course, and others, around conversations, taking Kenneth Burke’s “parlor metaphor” to heart that conversations continue onwards, ceaselessly, even when participants leave. … Read More “What is an American?”: Early American Literature Course Syllabus

+ 1619 project, david walker, emma Lazarus, erick erickson, ernest j gaines, frank yerby, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, Ken Cuccinelli

“I am as good as anybody”: 1619 and American Myths

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The reaction to the New York Times 1619 Project has ranged from overwhelming approval to unabashed criticism. This criticism stemmed from those who do not see, or more importantly do not want to see, the ways that race and the institution of chattel slavery has influenced every aspect of our nation from its foundations to the present. The project states that its aim “is … Read More “I am as good as anybody”: 1619 and American Myths

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+ african american literature, american literature, anne bradstreet, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, john hector st john de crevecoeur, john winthrop, mary rowlandson, native american literature, ralph waldo emerson, sui sin far, walt whitman, william apess

Introductory Lecture for American Literature Course

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Tomorrow, my ENG122 course, American Literature and Culture, will being at the University of Bergen. The course is set up with lectures (about 150 students) and seminars (about 30 students). There are four instructors, and each instructor delivers about 3-4 lectures each throughout the course of the semester. As well, each instructor has two of the seminar sessions. I will be presenting the four … Read More Introductory Lecture for American Literature Course

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+ american literature, david walker, early american literature, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, just teach one, king philip, Literature, lydia maria child, mary rowlandson, Rosa; or, American Genius and Education, samson occom, sarah kemble knight, theodore dwight, thomas jefferson, william apess

“Rosa” and The Formation of an American Literature

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At first, teaching Rosa, or American Genius and Education (1810) in an early American literature survey course seemed somewhat daunting. I frame my courses around conversations, typically beginning with David Walker and Thomas Jefferson then moving around through time and region back and forth from the colonial to the early nineteenth century. I do this to show students that even though these texts appear … Read More “Rosa” and The Formation of an American Literature

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