Teaching African American Women's Writing

2010. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-00346-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Reihe: Teaching the New English

The essays in Teaching African American Women's Writing provide reflections on issues, problems and pleasures raised by studying the texts. They will be of use to those teaching and studying African American women's writing in colleges, universities and adult education groups as well as teachers involved in teaching in schools to A level.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wisker, G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction to Teaching African American Women's Writing; G.Wisker Teaching The Color Purple; G.Wisker Tune in and Turn On: Learning to Listen in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God; V.Bazin Teaching Trauma: (Neo-)Slave Narratives and Cultural (Re-)Memory; D.L.Madsen Teaching Four African-American Female Poets in Context: Lucy Terry, Phillis Wheatley, Frances E. W. Harper, and Sonia Sanchez; F.E.De Lancey 'This Crisis in the History of the Negro': Contending Forces at the Nexus of Debate; J.S.Sanders (En)lightening the Dark Vision: Redemption through Storytelling in Toni Morrison's Beloved; L.J.Holland-Toll & A.R.Mullis When the Rainbow is Not Enough: Using African American Literature to Demystify Race in a Caribbean Tertiary Environment; P.Morgan Teaching African American Women's Literature in Australia: Reading Toni Morrison in the Deep North; C.Ferrier Postgraduate Students Working on African American Women's Writing: Supervision and the Research Journey; M.Treby & G.Wisker Chronology of Key Publications and Events Selective Guide to Further Reading, Books, Journal Articles and Web Resources List of Key Authors and Critics Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gina has worked in educational development for over 25 years, and in 2005 was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for her work in teaching and learning. She is the author of  and .