Dr. C-Live Session 1 21 June 2006

21 June 2006

Recap of the Period Reconstruction Post-Reconstruction Realism Naturalism

Reconstruction

Post-Reconstruction

Realism

Naturalism

The Period Continued... Regionalist Writers Local Color Writers Native American Experience Social Darwinism

Regionalist Writers

Local Color Writers

Native American Experience

Social Darwinism

The Period Continued... peonage the immigrant experience racial inequality the most resistant to solution

peonage

the immigrant experience

racial inequality the most resistant to solution

Joel Chandler Harris Georgia born recluse spent time with slaves criticized for his folk tales

Georgia born

recluse

spent time with slaves

criticized for his folk tales

The Folk Tale folklore oral tradition trixter tales Brer Rabbit Story

folklore

oral tradition

trixter tales

Brer Rabbit Story

Charles Chesnutt Ohio Born could “pass” created character similar to Uncle Remus

Ohio Born

could “pass”

created character similar to Uncle Remus

Chesnutt Continued... focused most short stories on: miscegenation racial hatred mob violence moral compromise of the South

focused most short stories on:

miscegenation

racial hatred

mob violence

moral compromise of the South

Chesnutt Cont... conjure stories tragic mulatto similarity/difference between Chesnutt and Harris

conjure stories

tragic mulatto

similarity/difference between Chesnutt and Harris

Upcoming Assignments Kate Chopin - The introduction and Both Stories Student Presentation on Tuesday- First Group Author Presentation on Ustream.tv Connet from our course Blog: http://bcmini.squarespace.com , ensure you sign in on the chat area with your first and last name (the one under the Ustream video window Link to the recording of this Presentation will posted on the Announcements page of BB

Kate Chopin - The introduction and Both Stories

Student Presentation on Tuesday- First Group Author Presentation on Ustream.tv

Connet from our course Blog: http://bcmini.squarespace.com , ensure you sign in on the chat area with your first and last name (the one under the Ustream video window

Link to the recording of this Presentation will posted on the Announcements page of BB