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Why American Literature Today? Race, Gender, Technology
By Olivia McIlwain. On this episode of the Murmuring Tigers Podcast, Olivia McIlwain addresses the overall question of, “Why Should You Read American Literature Today?” with a focus on the importance of societal changes seen throughout American literature. Olivia will zoom in on the specific changes seen in racism, gender roles, technology, and education through a use of different academic articles and literary works.
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Dewulf, J. (2021). 1619: The Dramatic Performance Traditions of North America’s First Enslaved Africans. Comparative Drama, 55(4), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1353/cdr.2021.0032
The Industrial Revolution. Education. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from
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National Archives and Records Administration. (n.d.). The emancipation proclamation. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation
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By Olivia McIlwain. On this episode of the Murmuring Tigers Podcast, Olivia McIlwain addresses the overall question of, “Why Should You Read American Literature Today?” with a focus on the importance of societal changes seen throughout American literature. Olivia will zoom in on the specific changes seen in racism, gender roles, technology, and education through a use of different academic articles and literary works.
Works Cited
Austin, S. (n.d.). The importance of literature in modern society. findcourses.co.uk. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.findcourses.co.uk/inspiration/hobby-fun-leisure-articles/the-importance-of-literature-in-modern-society 17411#:~:text=Literature%20allows%20a%20person%20to,manuscripts%20and%20through%20speech%20itself.
Dewulf, J. (2021). 1619: The Dramatic Performance Traditions of North America’s First Enslaved Africans. Comparative Drama, 55(4), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1353/cdr.2021.0032
The Industrial Revolution. Education. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/resource-library-industrial-revolution/
National Archives and Records Administration. (n.d.). The emancipation proclamation. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation
Thomas, T. (2021). Reclaiming the Long History of the “Irrelevant” Nineteenth Amendment for Gender Equality. Minnesota Law Review, 105(6),
2623–2657.
Uncle tom’s cabin - project gutenberg. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://www.gutenberg.Who invented the automobile? The Library
of Congress. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/motor-vehicles-aeronautics-astronautics/item/who-invented-the-automobile/
Winston-Salem/forsyth county schools/ front page. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2023, from https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/cms/lib/NC01001395/Centricity/Domain/7935/Gatsby_PDF_FullText.pdf
Women and children in Colonial America. Education. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/women-and-children-colonial-america/
Women's rights. American Civil Liberties Union. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.aclu.org/issues/womens-rights org/files/203/203-h/203-h.htm