Category: sui sin far
+ an appeal to the colored citizens of the world, connor towne o'neill, Damian Duffy, david f walker, david walker, frank yerby, hosea easton, John Jennings, lillian e smith, mat johnson, solomon northup, sui sin far, susie king taylor, warren pleece, william apess
“Transmission of Racist Thought” Syllabus
Over the past few years, I have thought about the transmission of racist thoughts, the myriad ways in which racism gets passed down from generation to generation and transmitted from person to person across the centuries and decades. I’ve thought about how we need to sever this circuit, breaking it in twain so that the information stops before the transmission occurs. If we cannot … Read More “Transmission of Racist Thought” Syllabus
+ an age of license, fulbright, fulbright award, j. william fulbright, leaves from the mental portfolio of an eurasian, lucy knisley, sui sin far, Travel, travelogue
How Do I Respond to “Where Are You From?”
Last year, in Norway, everyone I met would ask, “Where are you from?” This year, in Georgia, I get the same question. My answer to this question inevitably varies, but it follows a pretty similar formula. In Norway, I would reply, “I’m from Auburn, Alabama. I’ve been there two years. Before that, I was in Lafayette, Louisiana, and I’m originally from Northwest Louisiana.” In … Read More How Do I Respond to “Where Are You From?”
+ african american literature, american literature, anne bradstreet, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, john hector st john de crevecoeur, john winthrop, mary rowlandson, native american literature, ralph waldo emerson, sui sin far, walt whitman, william apess
Introductory Lecture for American Literature Course
Tomorrow, my ENG122 course, American Literature and Culture, will being at the University of Bergen. The course is set up with lectures (about 150 students) and seminars (about 30 students). There are four instructors, and each instructor delivers about 3-4 lectures each throughout the course of the semester. As well, each instructor has two of the seminar sessions. I will be presenting the four … Read More Introductory Lecture for American Literature Course
+ 'tite poulette, american literature, Literature, louisiana, louisiana literature, old creole days, race, sui sin far, Uncategorized
George Washington Cable’s “‘Tite Poulette” and Race
Last week, I wrote about Sui Sin Far and her discussion of nationality and nationhood in Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of a Eurasian. Far highlights the arbitrary nature of of the term “nation,” and rather than holding “nationality” up for honor, she lifts individuality in its place. In a similar manner, George Washington Cable, throughout his works, illuminates the social constructions of race … Read More George Washington Cable’s “‘Tite Poulette” and Race
