Working With Archives in the Literature Classroom

by Matthew Teutsch

This summer, I am teaching an American literature survey curse through 1865. While I have taught this course multiple times, I have been contemplating and incorporating new assignments into the classroom the past couple of times I have taught it. One such assignment calls for students to use digital archives of the Freedom’s Journal to find a an article, summarize it, then tell their … Read More Working With Archives in the Literature Classroom

May 10, 2017 + 10 bands i have seen (one is a lie), african american literature, american literature, caribbean literature, early american literature, frank norris, gothic literature, identity, irish literature, john updike, Literature, louisiana literature, Maximillian Alvarez, mississippi literature, native american literature, Pedagogy, professor, shelia liming, southern literature, Uncategorized, writing

The Facade We Sometimes Wear

by Matthew Teutsch

As a student, I would always sit in class amazed when during a lecture professors would start to rattle off various authors and works that related in some way to the topic we were covering that particular day. I never thought I would be able to reach that same level of knowledge; however, I regularly catch myself in classes doing the same thing that … Read More The Facade We Sometimes Wear

May 2, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, caribbean literature, early american literature, elizabeth moss, gothic literature, irish literature, Literature, louise erdrich, louisiana literature, margaret atwood, mississippi literature, native american literature, recitiatif, richard spencer, southern literature, the haindmaiden's tale, the mary sue, the red convertible, toni morrison, Uncategorized

“Why can’t we read this story as a universal text?”: Questions from the Classroom

by Matthew Teutsch

Recently, I taught Louise Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible.” The story focuses on two Chippewa brothers, Henry and Lyman, and their relationship after Henry returns from the Vietnam War. During our discussion of the story in class, someone asked a question about the text and some of our previous readings that caused me to think well past the end of our session. The student posed … Read More “Why can’t we read this story as a universal text?”: Questions from the Classroom

April 11, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, caribbean literature, cla, claude mckay, early american literature, elizabeth nunez, jesmyn ward, kayne west, Literature, louisiana literature, mississippi literature, southern literature, toni morrison, Uncategorized

Some Reflections on CLA 2017

by Matthew Teutsch

Over that past 14-15 years, I have attended numerous academic conferences, typically 1-2 per year. That means I have gone to about 28-30 during that time span. Initially, when I would go to a conference, even one with hundreds of people, I would feel alone and somewhat isolated because, as a graduate student and instructor, I did not necessarily know how to take full … Read More Some Reflections on CLA 2017

April 6, 2017 + american literature, august wilson, cat on a hot tin roof, colorblind casting, douglas turner ward, gothic literature, james earl jones, Literature, mississippi literature, phylicia rashad, race, southern gothic, southern literature, tennessee williams, terrence howard, Uncategorized

Colorblind Casting and Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

by Matthew Teutsch

Last post, I wrote about the racial undercurrents that populate Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955). Today, I want to briefly discuss the 2008 Broadway performance of the play with an all black cast starring James Earl Jones, Phyilcia Rashad, Terrence Howard, Anika Noni Rose, and others. While all of the actors in the Broadway performance are phenomenal across the board, … Read More Colorblind Casting and Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

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Working With Archives in the Literature Classroom

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