Category: Literature

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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

+ african american literature, bloodline, ernest j gaines, Literature, louisiana literature, the sky is gray

“Critical Consciousness” and Pedagogy in Ernest Gaines’ “The Sky is Gray”

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During my educational career, I sat in countless classroom regurgitating information back to the one at the head of the classroom who held my grades and my future in their hands. I felt, for the most part, disconnected from any of my experiences or reality. That does not mean that the information I learned did not relate to my life; it just means that … Read More “Critical Consciousness” and Pedagogy in Ernest Gaines’ “The Sky is Gray”

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+ hungary, katalin street, Literature, magda Szabó, world war ii

What Keeps Bringing Me Back to Magda Szabó’s “Katalin Street”?

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As I’m teaching Magda Szabó’s Katalin Street, I keep asking myself, “Why am I drawn to this book?” I’ve only read it twice, once last summer and again this semester in preparation for teaching it. Yet, I keep feeling like Katalin Street is one of those novels, like those of Ernest Gaines, Toni Morrison, or others, that I will come back to again and again over the … Read More What Keeps Bringing Me Back to Magda Szabó’s “Katalin Street”?

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