Category: warsaw, poland

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+ booker t washington, colonialism, germany, poland, w.e.b. dubois, warsaw, poland, william faulkner

How Do We Move Beyond Our “Little Postage Stamp of Native Soil”?

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Where we live, day-to-day, informs us and consumes our existence. We think about our little postage stamps of land and our interactions with the region, both in relation to individuals and land. William Faulkner, on the draw of Mississippi, and specifically his own region in the state, told the Paris Review, “I discovered that my own little postage stamp of native soil was worth … Read More How Do We Move Beyond Our “Little Postage Stamp of Native Soil”?

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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, graphic travelogue, history, holocaust, Jérémie Dres, memory, polish jews, warsaw, poland, We Won't See Auschwitz

Structuring and Rectifying the Past in Jérémie Dres’ “We Won’t See Auschwitz”

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This semester, I taught Jérémie Dres’ We Won’t See Auschwitz. I read Dres’ book last year in Norway, after I visited Warsaw, and it made me think about various things, mainly about the ways that we remember and construct the past. This is one of the recurring themes in the books that we are reading this semester, and it is one of the main … Read More Structuring and Rectifying the Past in Jérémie Dres’ “We Won’t See Auschwitz”

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+ asanor, bergen, Norway, black panther, comics, EC Comics, ethiop, frank yerby, fulbright, Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith, kevin sacco, Kristen Imani Kasai, loving v. virginia, modernism, nate powell, norway, saga, syllabus, thomas mullen, warsaw, poland

What to Expect in 2019!

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Welcome back! As you know, I started Interminable Rambling way back in August 2015. That means that this year will mark the fourth anniversary of this site. I started this site over at Blogspot where I wrote 81 posts before migrating over to WordPress. Since that August 2015, both sites have received 99,269 views. This past year alone, the WordPress site received 40,854 views. … Read More What to Expect in 2019!

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