Multiethnic American literatures : essays for teaching context and culture / edited by Helane Adams Androne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Androne, Helane Adams, 1972- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Minority authors--Study and teaching.

American literature.

Minorities in literature--Study and teaching--United States.

Minorities in literature.

Minorities in literature--Study and teaching.

American literature--Minority authors.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 290 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]

Summary:

"This book provides original essays that suggest ways to engage students in the classroom with the cultural factors of American literature. Some of the essays focus on individual authors' works, others view American literature more broadly, and still others focus on the application of culturally based methods for reading"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section I Focus on the Margin

Introducing Multiple Readings of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man in the Classroom / Stefanie Dunning Dunning, Stefanie 15

More Than Music and Food: Teaching About Cajun and Creole Cultures and Peoples / Monika Giacoppe Giacoppe, Monika 29

Neither Crow nor Sparrow: Teaching Intersectionality in Chay Yew's Porcelain / C. Winter Han Han, C. Winter 55

The Possibilities and Pitfalls in Teaching Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian / Tereza M. Szeghi Szeghi, Tereza M. 72

Section II Focus on the Method

Reflect and Act: Using Applied Learning Projects to Engage Students in Text and Community / Helane Adams Androne Androne, Helane Adams 101

The Answer Is the Story: Teachers and Students Authoring American Literature to Understand American Literature / Mary F. Dulworth Gibson Gibson, Mary F. Dulworth 122

Teaching Spidertown in the Blended Classroom / Dulce Maria Gray Gray, Dulce Maria 141

Performing Community: Teaching Ethnic American Literature Through the Short Story Sequence / David Magill Magill, David 169

Problem-Based Learning and Landscape Perspective in a Jewish-American Fiction Course / Jeff Sommers Sommers, Jeff 184

Section III Focus on the Philosophy

Using Ethiopian Healing Scrolls as Ethnomedicine to Read Healing in African American and Contemporary American Literature by Women / Shawnrece D. Campbell Campbell, Shawnrece D. 205

Engaging Rites of Passage in Performative Text: Using Ritual Poetic Drama as an Applied Theater Practice / Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Pettiford-Wates, Tawnya 224

Finding Connections, Contexts and Ourselves: Strategies for Moving Beyond Generalizations in the Ethnic Literature Classroom / Ben Railton Railton, Ben 249

The Power of Visual Pedagogy in Teaching American Ethnic Literature / Danette Dimarco Dimarco, Danette 264.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786476916

0786476915

OCLC:

894670577