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Teaching African American Literature Through Experiential Praxis: African American Writers in Europe

Autor Jennifer L. Hayes
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 iul 2020
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030485948
ISBN-10: 3030485943
Pagini: 132
Ilustrații: X, 132 p. 21 illus.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2020
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

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 Wright’s 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. Larsen’s novella Quicksand: Exploring Exoticism and Xenophobia with Cultural Excursions.- 9. Lynn Nottage’s Las Meninas Reclaiming Historical Figures “The Black Nun of Moret” and Versailles.- 10. Conclusion: Students’ Opportunities for Reflections Moving Beyond Limits (Expectations vs. Reality). 


Notă biografică

Jennifer L. Hayes is Associate Professor at Tennessee State University, USA. She has published on travel and experiential praxis in the African American literature tradition in South Atlantic Review and South Journal. Additionally, she has published book chapters in Dark Tourism and Pilgrimage as well as A Critical Companion to Lynn Nottage.

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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.

Caracteristici

Fills the gap in resources for instructors committed to infusing theoretical approaches to praxis Draws on the connections between Black feminist theory, critical pedagogy, and cultural studies Serves as a foundational text for exploring innovative strategies for teaching African American literature in Europe