Teaching Olaudah Equiano's narrative : pedagogical strategies and new perspectives / edited by Eric D. Lamore ; foreword by Vincent Carretta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lamore, Eric D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797. Interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano.

Equiano, Olaudah.

African literature (English)--Study and teaching.

African literature (English).

Slave narratives--History and criticism.

Slave narratives.

Slavery in literature.

Physical Description:

xxix, 328 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2012]

Summary:

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself, published in London in 1789, has achieved canonical status in recent decades and historians, literary critics, and the general public increasingly recognize Equiano as one of the most accomplished English-speaking writers of African descent. Here teachers in a number of disciplines explore the pedagogical challenges and opportunities that the autobiography offers to teachers and students. They consider such topics as domesticating The Narrative, a transatlantic approach to teaching it, its metaphysics of presence, teaching it in the early American literature survey course, and The Narrative as a captivity narrative. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part 1 Foundational Discussions on Teaching: The Interesting Narrative

History, Oratory, and God in Equiano's Interesting Narrative / Adam Potkay Potkay, Adam 1

Equiano Lite / Srinivas Aravamudan Aravamudan, Srinivas 25

Domesticating Equiano's Interesting Narrative / Roxann Wheeler Wheeler, Roxann 33

Part 2 Special Topics in Teaching: The Interesting Narrative

Olaudah Equiano, Autobiography, and Ideas of Culture / Sarah Brophy Brophy, Sarah 45

Flat Equiano: A Transatlantic Approach to Teaching: The Interesting Narrative / Jessica L. Hollis Hollis, Jessica L. 69

Finding a Home for Equiano / Tess Chakkalakal Chakkalakal, Tess 95

Loving the Unstable Text and Times of Equiano's Narrative: Using Carretta's Biography in the Classroom / Emily M. N. Kugler Kugler, Emily M. N. 119

Part 3 Pedagogy, African American Studies, and The Interesting Narrative

When Young Minds Read Equiano's Narrative / Angelo Costanzo Costanzo, Angelo 139

"Profitable Reading": Literacy, Christianity, and Constitutionalism in Olaudah Equiano's Interesting Narrative / John Saillant Saillant, John 153

Equiano and One Canon of African American Literature / Phillip M. Richards Richards, Phillip M. 171

Metaphysics of Presence in Olqudah Equiano's Narrative / Cedrick May May, Cedrick 191

Part 4 Pedagogy, American Studies, and The Interesting Narrative

"Neither a Saint, a Hero, Nor a Tyrant": Teaching Equiano Comparatively / Keri Holt Holt, Keri 215

Equiano's Interesting Narrative and the Difficulties of Teaching the Early American Literature Survey Course / Michael Pringle Pringle, Michael 239

The Difference Teaching Equiano Makes: Notes on Teaching The Interesting Narrative in the Undergraduate American Literature Survey / Lisa M. Logan Logan, Lisa M. 255

Captives, Slaves, and Writers: Teaching The Narrative of Olaudah Equiano as Capativity Narrative / Abby Chandler Chandler, Abby 275

Transatlantic Transformations: Olaudah Equiano's Narrative and Caryl Phillips's Cambridge / Eric D. Lamore Lamore, Eric D. 293.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781572338685

1572338687

OCLC:

778074397