Teaching Anglophone Caribbean Literature

By: Supriya M. Nair

Book Overview

This volume in the Options for Teaching series recognizes that the most challenging aspect of introducing students to anglophone Caribbean literature--the sheer variety of intellectual and artistic traditions in Western and non-Western cultures that relate to it--also offers the greatest opportunities to teachers. Courses on anglophone literature in the Caribbean can consider the region's specific histories and contexts even as they explore common issues: the legacies of slavery, colonialism, and colonial education; nationalism; exile and migration; identity and hybridity; class and racial conflict; gender and sexuality; religion and ritual. This volume considers how the availability of materials shapes syllabuses and recommends print, digital, and visual resources for teaching.

The essays examine a host of topics, including the following:

-the development of multiethnic populations in the Caribbean and the role of various creole languages in the literature

-oral art forms, such as dub poetry and reggae music

-the influence of anglophone literature in the Caribbean on literary movements outside it, such as the Harlem Renaissance and black British writing

-Carnival

-religious rituals and beliefs

-specific genres such as slave narratives and autobiography

-film and drama

-the economics of rum

Many essays list resources for further reading, and the volume concludes with a section of additional teaching resources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603291075
• ISBN13: 9781603291071
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
• Length: 469 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher