Getting Ready for Next Year in Norway

Category: james baldwin

As I get ready to head to the University of Bergen in August, I have started to think about ways to discuss issues of race in America’s history. Brianne Jaquette’s piece, “Fulbright Workshop: Black Lives Matter, Part One,” sparked these thoughts, and her discussions about how Europeans talk about race differently than we do here in America. This is important for me to consider, … Read More Getting Ready for Next Year in Norway

January 16, 2018 + african american literature, afrofuturism, cybernets, dwayne mcduffie, james baldwin, language, Linda Thuhiwai Smith, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, Michael collins, misty knight, narrative, robert kirkman, speculative fiction, the secret history of comics

Dwayne McDuffie’s “Deathlok” and Language

by Matthew Teutsch

This past year, I have delved into comics more than I ever have in my life. This journey, ignited by some work I have done recently and the upcoming Black Panther film, has introduced me to various writers, artists, and characters that I had never heard of before. These texts approach topics such as race in nuanced ways that echo the “literary” texts that … Read More Dwayne McDuffie’s “Deathlok” and Language

November 16, 2017 + african american literature, alabama literature, alice dunbar-nelson, alice walker, american literature, arna bontemps, charles chesnutt, claude mckay, early american literature, ernest j gaines, frank yerby, Genarao Kỳ Lý Smith, james baldwin, jesmyn ward, kiese laymon, Literature, louisiana literature, mississippi literature, octavia butler, paul laurence dunbar, richard wright, southern gothic, southern history, southern literature, southern studies, syllabus, t geronimo johnson, uncle tom's children. afircan american literature, william melvin kelley, zora neale hurston

“African American Literature and the American South” Syllabus

by Matthew Teutsch

Occasionally, I post syllabi ideas here on the blog. Today, I want to share a syllabus I have been thinking about recently entitled “African American Literature and the American South.” The South, as a geographic and imaginary space, looms large in the works of not just African American authors but in writers of all ethnic backgrounds from the United States. Maryemma Graham discusses the … Read More “African American Literature and the American South” Syllabus

June 22, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, civil rights memorial, going to meet the man, james baldwin, rosa parks museum, southern literature, southern poverty law center, todd robertson, troy university, Uncategorized

“What are we teaching when __________?” Part II of “Why can’t we just move on? The past is the past.”

by Matthew Teutsch

Last weekend, I took a trip to Montgomery to visit the SPLC’s Civil Rights Memorial and the Rosa Parks Museum and Library. While at the Civil Rights Memorial, I came across an image that made me think about a lot of the recent posts I have been writing. Specifically, it made me think about my last post that seeks to explain why the past … Read More “What are we teaching when __________?” Part II of “Why can’t we just move on? The past is the past.”

May 4, 2017 + adam jones, ben chapman, boston red sox, brooklyn dodgers, dirty rice, fenway park, gerald duff, jackie robinson, james baldwin, john edgar wideman, larry doby, major league baseball, mlb, Philadelphia phillies, sam jethroe, southern literature, the old south, Uncategorized

MLB: the South, the North, and the World

by Matthew Teutsch

On Monday, Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones, who is African American, took to the field at Fenway Park in Boston and fans in the crowd hurled racist slurs at him and one fan even threw a bag of peanuts at him as he stood in the outfield. The incident sparked outrage throughout the sports community, as it should. I have written about African … Read More MLB: the South, the North, and the World

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Getting Ready for Next Year in Norway

Category: james baldwin