Approaches to Teaching the Works of Ralph Ellison

"Gives guidance on the biographical, historical, literary, and musicological texts on Ralph Ellison. Discusses teaching Ellison's published works, posthumous works, and letters in college, high school, and prison classrooms. Essays consider Ellison's work from the angles of race, history, humor, ideology, politics, aesthetics, queer studies, disability studies, student writing, and musicology"--

Summary

Unsparingly honest writings about America and race. In considering Ellison’s works in relation to jazz, technology, humour, politics, queerness, and disability, this volume mirrors the breadth of Ellison’s own life, which extended from the Jim Crow era through to the Black Power movement.

Product details

• Authors: Tracy (EDT) Floreani
• Assisted by: Tracy Floreani (Editor)
• Publisher: Modern Language Assn Of Amer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2024
• EAN: 9781603296724
• ISBN: 978-1-60329-672-4
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies