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Moving from “be” to “being” in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Black Panther”

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Over the course of his Black Panther run, Ta-Nehisi Coates incorporatedcountless allusions to artists, writers, historical events and more. We see him directly referencing John Locke when Changamire, during our introduction to him, quotes from Locke’s Treatise on Government. We see his allude to Mr. Lif’s 2002 song “Post Mortem” when Zenzi quotes to song directly to Aneka, saying, “In times of famine we made more … Read More Moving from “be” to “being” in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Black Panther”

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+ black panther, comics, enlightenment, John Locke, marvel, marvel comics, politics, ta-nehisi coates

Conquest and the Unjust Invasion of the Rights of Another in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Black Panther”

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One of the through lines in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet deals with the ways that individuals rule and with discussions of conquest and power. As I wrote about last post, we see this early on, specifically when we first see Changamire and he quotes from John Locke’s Second Treatise on Civil Government. Speaking to his class, Changamire, quoting Locke, asks them if … Read More Conquest and the Unjust Invasion of the Rights of Another in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Black Panther”

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Reading Daniel Stein’s “Strange Fruit and Bitter Roots”

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From the moment I heard about Daniel Stein’s recent book, Strange Fruit and Bitter Roots: Black History in Contemporary Graphic Narrative, I knew I wanted to read it, specifically because Stein examines numerous texts that I have used or plan to use in my courses. Stein offers a lot over the course of Strange Fruit and Bitter Roots, moving from an exploration of graphic … Read More Reading Daniel Stein’s “Strange Fruit and Bitter Roots”

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+ interview, podcast, politics, progressive, southern, Y'all Ain't Right

“What It Took for Me to Stop Hiding My Politics in the South”: An Interview with the Founder of Y’all Ain’t Right

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Over the past six months, my wife, Melissa, has been working on Y’all Ain’t Right, an umbrella site featuring our podcast, This Ain’t It, a blog, and products filled with Southern “sass, smarts, and social consciousness.” This project originated as her way to use her talents to voice her opposition to the atrocities we see enacted around us on a daily basis. It also arose … Read More “What It Took for Me to Stop Hiding My Politics in the South”: An Interview with the Founder of Y’all Ain’t Right

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+ america, american dream, american history, american literature, frederick douglass, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, Pedagogy, syllabus

“What is an American?”: Early American Literature Course Syllabus

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It has been a few years since I have taught an American literature course from colonialism to 1865. This semester, I am doing just that, and I am again thinking about the ways that I structure this course. I have always organized this course, and others, around conversations, taking Kenneth Burke’s “parlor metaphor” to heart that conversations continue onwards, ceaselessly, even when participants leave. … Read More “What is an American?”: Early American Literature Course Syllabus

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