Category: patriotism

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+ african american literature, banjo, caribbean literature, claude mckay, france, harlem renaissance, Literature, patriotism, united states

The Dangers of Unquestioned Patriotism

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For my “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” course this semester, I’m teaching Claude McKay’s Romance in Marseille, a book that builds upon the action in his 1929 novel Banjo: A Story Without a Plot. I plan to teach Banjo in my study travel class, where we will travel to Marseille and Nice. Because of this, I chose to read Banjo recently in preparation for Romance in Marseille and for the study travel trip. As … Read More The Dangers of Unquestioned Patriotism

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+ afghanistan, arab in america, graphic memoir, graphic novels, patriotism, toufic el rassi

The Problem with Blind Patriotism!

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A few weeks ago, we read Toufic El Rassi’s Arab in America in my Multicultural American Literature course. El Rassi was gracious enough to Zoom in and speak with up about his work, and the conversation covered a myriad of topics from representation to Abrahamic religions. One of the things that stood out was our discussion of El Rassi’s experiences in class during the … Read More The Problem with Blind Patriotism!

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+ aristotle, chaim perelman, epideictic, george w bush, pat tillman, patriotism, pericles, september 11, ted williams

Epideictic Rhetoric, Athletes, and Veterans: A National Discourse: Part I

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Note: I presented this paper at the 2012 Rhetoric Society of America conference in Philadelphia. “The country lost a great American today.” This statement from the USA Today‘s obituary of Ted Williams, who died on July 5, 2002, almost one year after September 11 and the beginning of the “War on Terror,” serves as a reminder that sports plays an integral role rhetorically in … Read More Epideictic Rhetoric, Athletes, and Veterans: A National Discourse: Part I

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