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+ Annette Clapsaddle, Charlie Chaplin, cherokee, Even As We Breathe, fascism, movie, The Great Dictator, world war ii

Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” and Speaking Against Fascism

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Over the past year, I have tried, at various times, to watch Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940) because I kept seeing Chaplin’s famous speech from the end of the film. Every time I started the film, I couldn’t get past the first half hour, where Chaplin’s Jewish barber survives World War I and rescues Commander Schultz. I didn’t finish the movie until I reread Annette … Read More Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” and Speaking Against Fascism

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+ Annette Clapsaddle, cherokee, Even As We Breathe, nathaniel hawthorne

What Lies Buried Beneath Our Feet in Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s “Even As We Breathe”

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A few weeks ago, I reread Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s debut novel Even As I Breathe for class. When I initially read the novel back in 2023, I found it engaging and important, but I did not really get into it until about halfway through the novel when the various threads throughout the story started to come together. This time, though, the book grabbed mu attention and … Read More What Lies Buried Beneath Our Feet in Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s “Even As We Breathe”

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+ comics, Daniel Acuña, Escape, image comics, Rick Remender, world war ii

The Cost of War in Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña’s “Escape” #1

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I toy with a various different writing assignments in my composition courses, typically crafting assignments based on our readings. Last spring I had students construct zines since we read riot grrrl memoirs. I’ve had students create their own comics, either scripts or full fledged comics. This semester, I am having students write fan letters. Since we are reading some early EC Comics, notably a collection of Weird Fantasy and a … Read More The Cost of War in Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña’s “Escape” #1

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+ holocaust, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, satire

The Weaponization of Words in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Mother Night”

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Earlier this year, I constructed a fascism in literature syllabus which included Kurt Vonnegut’s Mother Night (1962) amongst a long list of other texts. As with most of these mock syllabi, I add texts that I have not read before. Well, the other day I walked into the stacks at my library and pulled Mother Night off the shelf. I literally devoured the novel in less than a day, becoming … Read More The Weaponization of Words in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Mother Night”

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+ belonging: a german reckons with history and home, germany, graphic memoir, graphic novels, holocaust, nazi, nora krug, world war ii

Indoctrination Through Education in Nora Krug’s “Belonging”

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Nora Krug begins her graphic memoir Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home with an anecdote about one of her first encounters in New York. On the rooftop of a friend’s apartment building, an elderly woman struck up a conversation with Krug, asking her where she was from. When Krug affirmed that she was from Germany, the woman began to relate “how she had survived … Read More Indoctrination Through Education in Nora Krug’s “Belonging”

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