Teaching African American literature through experiential praxis African American writers in Europe
1. Introduction -- 2. Travel in African American Literature -- 3. Before you go: Preparation, Objectives and Goals of the course, Pre-Assessment Tools -- 4. Victor Sejour "The Mulatto": Creole Traditions and the Abolitionist Movement -- 5. Field Studies in the United States: Nella Larsen a...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cham, Switzerland
Palgrave Macmillan
2020
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| Schriftenreihe: | Palgrave pivot
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Travel in African American Literature -- 3. Before you go: Preparation, Objectives and Goals of the course, Pre-Assessment Tools -- 4. Victor Sejour "The Mulatto": Creole Traditions and the Abolitionist Movement -- 5. Field Studies in the United States: Nella Larsen and Richard Wrights connections to Chicago and New York City Passing and Black Boy -- 6. Richard Wright The Wright Era: "Blueprint for Negro Writing" -- 7. Baldwin Notes on A Native Son and Understandings of Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Nationality -- 8. Larsens novella Quicksand: Exploring Exoticism and Xenophobia with Cultural Excursions -- 9. Lynn Nottages Las Meninas Reclaiming Historical Figures "The Black Nun of Moret" and Versailles -- 10. Conclusion: Students Opportunities for Reflections Moving Beyond Limits (Expectations vs. Reality). This book focuses on teaching African American literature through experiential praxis. Specifically, the book presents several canonical African American literature authors in a study abroad context. The book chapters consider the historical implications of travel within the African American literature tradition including slave narratives, migration narratives, and expatriate narratives. The book foregrounds this tradition and includes activities, rhetorical prompts, and thematic discussion that support instruction |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | x, 132 Seiten 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 3030485943 3-030-48594-3 9783030485948 978-3-030-48594-8 |