If we want literature to improve our lives, often we must read–and teach–works that unsettle.
Tag Archives: Toni Morrison
We Need Disturbing Lit If We Are to Grow
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Pretending that Slavery Wasn’t a Big Deal
Unlike Faulkner, the Southern Agrarians claimed that African Americans weren’t an integral part of Southern culture.
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Faulkner’s Sanctuary, Trump’s Charges
Reading Sanctuary while awaiting a Trump indictment is a good counterweight to facile optimism. In Faulkner’s world, the courts can’t save us.
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Lit that Features the N-Word: What to Do
Now to teach White literature that employs the n-word? Balance with Black literature.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Absalom Absalom!, Beloved, Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, n-word, racism, Song of Solomon, To Kill a Mockingbird, William Faulkner Comments closed
“Paradise” Explains Nichols Killing
Toni Morrison’s “Paradise” helps explain why Black policemen would carry out the horrific killing of Tyre Nichols.
On Ramadan and Song of Solomon
A Pakistani student gained special insight into Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” from his Ramadan fasting.
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Book Bans Leave Children Defenseless
Parents seek to protect their children through book bans. Instead, they make them more vulnerable to a changing world.
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Are Liberal, Conservative Bans Equal?
Are liberal and conservative banning practices equal. Despite some similarities, no.
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