Category: memoir

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+ holocaust, memoir, poland, syllabus, warsaw ghetto uprising, warsaw uprising, warsaw, poland, world war ii

Resistance and Survival in World War II Poland Syllabus

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A couple of years ago, I proposed a study travel trip to Poland focused on the intersections between Jim Crow and the Holocaust. Unfortunately, the trip didn’t make, so we didn’t get to go. However, one student wanted to take the course, and we did a directed study which led to a co-written essay. I have thought about trying to get this trip make again, but I … Read More Resistance and Survival in World War II Poland Syllabus

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+ graphic memoir, graphic novels, iran, marjane satratpi, memoir, persepolis

We Must Keep You Afraid Because When You Are Afraid, You Are Not Free

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Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis covers a large period of time following the Islamic Revolution in Iran during the later 1970s. While the memoir traces Satrapi’s journey as her and her family navigate the authoritarianism that followed the revolution, her own experiences and insight provide us with insights into the psychological impacts of authoritarianism and the ways that it works to essentially squash any form of self-thought and … Read More We Must Keep You Afraid Because When You Are Afraid, You Are Not Free

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+ bikini kill, carrie brownstein, kathleen hanna, memoir, riot grrrl, salman rushdie, syllabus

Personal Memoir Syllabus

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Whenever I work on a syllabus, I always have some amorphous idea for a theme and for the texts I want to use in the course. For introductory composition courses where the goal is to teach students to write argumentative essays and move towards the incorporation of sources into their work, I always structure the course around personal narratives because, for me, starting by … Read More Personal Memoir Syllabus

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+ creative writing, essay, memoir, racism, writing

I Have a Secret

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During the summer of 2020, following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, I wrote an essay entitled “I Have a Secret.” The essay appeared in Down Yonder ‘Zine in the first part of 2022. Unfortunately, the zine’s site is down, so the essay, with great illustrations by Rebekah Cardova, cannot be accessed. You can use the WayBackmachine to see the site, but you … Read More I Have a Secret

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