Pedagogy Apr 2015

Engaged Pedagogy in the Harlem Renaissance Classroom

Teresa Gilliams

Abstract

Gilliams pairs the works of James Weldon Johnson and August Wilson in an interdisciplinary course on the Harlem Renaissance. Gilliams’s essay explores Johnson’s Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man as an exemplar of the Harlem Renaissance writer’s need for artistic freedom. In pairing Johnson’s and Wilson’s texts, she offers a unique approach for exploring thematic concerns, cultural traditions, and artistic expressions during the Harlem Renaissance.

Journal
Pedagogy
Published
2015-04-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-2845145
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Open Access
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writing pedagogy
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References (4)

  1. Gates (1988)
    The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African American Literary Criticism
  2. hooks (2010)
    Teaching Critical Thinking
  3. Johnson (1995)
    The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
  4. Wilson (1984)
    Three Plays.
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