Category: Literature

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+ Josianh Henson, Literature, nirvana, R.F. Kuang, yellowface

The Stealing of One’s Voice in R.F. Kuang’s “Yellowface”

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Is it literary theft when Harriett Beecher Stowe takes Josiah Henson’s real-life story of escaping enslavement and crafts Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Or, is it literary theft when she does this and does not acknowledge Henson’s inspiration? Is it artistic theft when The Chariot have a riff on “The Deaf Policeman” that directly takes uses the same riff found in Nirvana’s “Tourettes”? Or, is it homage? Is it … Read More The Stealing of One’s Voice in R.F. Kuang’s “Yellowface”

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+ Literature, Quintilian, rf kuang, rhetoric, yellowface

Is It Literary Theft?: Looking at Writing in R.F. Kuang’s “Yellowface”

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I read R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface over the summer, with the intention of adding it to my “Lost Voices in American Literature” course. After reading it, I was very interested in the discussion that would arise when we finally discussed the book in class. I thought, on the first couple of days, that students wouldn’t say much and that we just look at the way that June … Read More Is It Literary Theft?: Looking at Writing in R.F. Kuang’s “Yellowface”

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+ Albert Camus, creative writing, language, Literature, the bluest eye, toni morrison, writing

The Role of the Artist in Interesting Times: A Look at Albert Camus’s “Creating Dangerously”

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Almost two years ago to the day, I finally read Albert Camus’ The Stranger. I had come across, somewhere, a discussion of the novel’s ending, which I won’t spoil here, and I became intrigued, especially since I was reading texts about the Algerian War and about France’s protectorate control of Morocco. Since then, I have been wanting to read more Camus, especially his 1947 novel The Plague which … Read More The Role of the Artist in Interesting Times: A Look at Albert Camus’s “Creating Dangerously”

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+ Ágota Kristóf, france, hungary, immigration, Literature, reading, refugee

Ágota Kristóf’s “The Illiterate” and the Loss of One’s Self

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A few days ago, as I am wont to do on occasion, I walked through the stacks at my local library, immediately making a line towards the French literature section. I did this, partly, because I had just read Michael Rothberg’s Multidirectional Memory: Remembering the Holocaust in the Age of Decolonization and wanted to see if I could find some of the works by Didier Daeninckx, André Schwarz-Bart, and … Read More Ágota Kristóf’s “The Illiterate” and the Loss of One’s Self

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+ Alexandre Tefenkgi, Annette Clapsaddle, ernest j gaines, Jamal Campbell, Literature, mystery, n.k. jemisin, pornsak pichetshote, R.F. Kuang, s.a. cosby

Lost Voices in American Literature Course

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This semester, I’m teaching a Lost Voices in America literature course. I knew, from the outset, that I wanted to frame this course around noir, thrillers, and mysteries, including writers such as S.A. Cosby and Annette Clapsaddle. With that in mind, I constructed a broad course that incorporates Southern noir, Afrofuturism, mysteries, and more. I also made a point to include two graphic texts, … Read More Lost Voices in American Literature Course

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