Teaching African American Literature Through Experiential Praxis : African American Writers in Europe

This book focuses on teaching African American literature through experiential praxis. Specifically, the book presents several canonical African American literature authors in a study abroad context. The book chapters consider the historical implications of travel within the African American literature tradition including slave narratives, migration narratives, and expatriate narratives. The book foregrounds this tradition and includes activities, rhetorical prompts, and thematic discussion that support instruction. Front Matter ....Pages i-x A Call to Travel: Teaching African American Literature via Study Abroad (Jennifer L. Hayes)....Pages 1-5 Teaching Travel Skills with Rudolph Fisher’s “City of Refuge” (Jennifer L. Hayes)....Pages 7-20 Frederick Douglass’ Didactic Travel in My Bondage and My Freedom (Jennifer L. Hayes)....Pages 21-37 Booker T. Washington and Experiential Pedagogy (Jennifer L. Hayes)....Pages 39-50 Where I Can Be Myself: Helga Crane’s Quest for Home in Quicksand (Jennifer L. Hayes)....Pages 51-67 Teaching Social Protest Literature with Richard Wright and James Baldwin in Paris (Jennifer L. Hayes)....Pages 69-88 When the Lesson Plan Fails: Reflecting on Teaching Lynn Nottage’s Play Las Meninas in Paris (Jennifer L. Hayes)....Pages 89-100 Writing Reflections for Study Abroad Classes (Jennifer L. Hayes)....Pages 101-106 Back Matter ....Pages 107-132