Tag: 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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+ comics, dc comics, deadshot, democracy, democratic socialism, EC Comics, january 6, nightshade, rick flag, suicide squad

Self-Interest and The Common Good in “Suicide Squad” #4

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Over the course of this blog, I’ve written, extensively, about the ways that comics address political and social issues. The “preachies” in EC Comics are perhaps the most obvious examples of this. Today, I want to look at May 1987’s Suicide Squad #4 written by John Ostrander and drawn by Luke McDonnell. “William Hell’s Overture” is a self-contained story early Ostrander’s Suicide Squad run, … Read More Self-Interest and The Common Good in “Suicide Squad” #4

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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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