Silko’s Ceremony: Notes, Links, Questions to Consider

A paper analyzing the embedded “poetic” texts which resemble oral narratives: https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~rnelson/kaupata.html This next paper, by UCLA Professor Paula Gunn Allen, can be accessed by students using their “900″ number or student ID number through their college library: “Special Problems in Teaching Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony“ American Indian Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Autumn, 1990), […]

Toni Morrison’s “Beloved:” some ideas to consider & some questions to ask

Some ideas to consider and some questions to ask when reading Part One of Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Thanks goes to Stanford’s Great Works Program and to the observations of UCSC Professor Paul Skenazy. Basic timeline:  Sethe came to Sweet Home at 13, chose Halle at 14, and was married to Halle for six years bearing […]