Approaches to Teaching Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Approaches to Teaching Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

by Lynn Domina
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 13/07/2024

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One of the most commonly taught slave narratives, Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is rightly celebrated for its progressive and distinctive appeals to dismantle the dehumanizing system of American slavery. Depicting the abuse Jacobs experienced, her years in hiding, and her escape to the North, the work evokes sympathy for Jacobs as a woman and a mother. Today, it continues to inform readers about gender and sexuality, power and justice, and Black identity in the United States.


Part 1 of this volume, "Materials," discusses different editions of the work and suggests background readings. The essays in part 2, "Approaches," explore Jacobs's literary techniques and influences, drawing on autobiography theory, medical humanities, and theology, among other perspectives. Contributors also propose pairings with historical and recent literary works as well as teaching approaches involving visual arts, geography, archives, digital humanities, and service learning.

ISBN:
9781603296564
9781603296564
Category:
Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
13-07-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Modern Language Association of America

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