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A French-language novel by Moha Layid (1945-95). Narrates struggles against environmental destruction and against French colonial power in 1950s Morocco. Portrays Amazigh culture in the oasis of Tinejdad. Explores themes of ethics, free will, tradition, and modernity"--

An acclaimed Moroccan novel about resisting colonialism and environmental destructionAn oasis community in Morocco hopes to stop a devastating drought by sacrificing black cows to satisfy the spirits. But the wise elder Bassou secretly plans a different solution: to sabotage the motorized pumps that have lowered the water table and nearly destroyed the subsistence farming and herding that support the local way of life. The young newlywed Yidir...

A memoir of traditional and postcolonial life in North Africa. Separated from his family in the aftermath of the failed decolonization process in Western Sahara, Bahia Mahmud Awah was sustained by recollections of his mother. In this memoir, he describes her sacrifices, her optimism, and her deep love. His family's experiences exemplify the larger story of loss and displacement in the region even as his story shows how shared memories can nour...

Essays for teaching Chinese film, history, and societyThis volume brings a diverse range of voices--from anthropology, communication studies, ethnomusicology, film, history, literature, linguistics, sociology, theater, and urban geography--into the conversation about film from the People's Republic of China. Essays seek to answer what films can reveal or obscure about Chinese history and society and demonstrate how studying films from the PRC ...

Essays on teaching anglophone literature of the South Asian diaspora from around the world. Migration from the Indian subcontinent began on a large scale over 150 years ago, and today there are diasporic communities around the world. The identities of South Asians in the diaspora are informed by roots in the subcontinent and the complex experiences of race, religion, nation, class, caste, gender, sexuality, language, trauma, and geography. The...

Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching climate change through contemporary and speculative climate fiction, nonfiction, and historical texts. Addresses postcolonialism, environmental justice, and natural disasters. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental studies and literature, as well as interdisciplinary courses involving climate science and history"--

Essays on teaching anglophone literature of the South Asian diaspora from around the world. Migration from the Indian subcontinent began on a large scale over 150 years ago, and today there are diasporic communities around the world. The identities of South Asians in the diaspora are informed by roots in the subcontinent and the complex experiences of race, religion, nation, class, caste, gender, sexuality, language, trauma, and geography. The...

Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching climate change through contemporary and speculative climate fiction, nonfiction, and historical texts. Addresses postcolonialism, environmental justice, and natural disasters. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental studies and literature, as well as interdisciplinary courses involving climate science and history"--

Essays for teaching Chinese film, history, and societyThis volume brings a diverse range of voices--from anthropology, communication studies, ethnomusicology, film, history, literature, linguistics, sociology, theater, and urban geography--into the conversation about film from the People's Republic of China. Essays seek to answer what films can reveal or obscure about Chinese history and society and demonstrate how studying films from the PRC ...

Rediscovered texts for teaching composition and rhetoric.A project of recovery and reanimation, Lost Texts in Rhetoric and Composition foregrounds a broad range of publications that deserve renewed attention. Contributors to this volume reclaim these lost texts to reenvision the rhetorical tradition itself. Authors discussed include not only twentieth-century American compositionists but also a linguist, a poet, a philosopher, a painter, a Ren...

This unique textbook teaches the Old English language, pairing grammatical instruction with historical and literary documents in chronological order and providing lexical, historical, literary, and cultural information relevant to translation passages. Brief exercises and advanced translation sentences reinforce the lessons. A section of advanced readings is followed by a grammatical appendix and glossaries"--

Essays featuring twentieth-century Korean thought on literature and culture. Faced with dramatic social and political changes, Korean writers of the twentieth century-writing in the context of Japanese imperialism, World War II, the Korean War, and the Cold War era-explored many pressing questions about modern life: What is the relationship between literature and society? How can intellectual concepts be used politically, for good or ill? What...

Provides strategies for research in literature, from understanding an assignment and choosing a topic to citing sources and creating a bibliography. Gives guidance on searching library catalogs, subject-specific databases, and the Internet. Offers advice on choosing keywords, evaluating online sources, distinguishing between primary and secondary sources, and making interlibrary loan requests"--

Selections from the past hundred years of queer Korean literatureFollowing decades of LGBTQ+ activism, South Korea has seen a flowering of queer literature, film, and Internet culture. Many openly gay, lesbian, transgender, and other queer Korean writers find themselves in the national and international spotlight. But the rich variety of queer representation also extends into the Korean past, as this volume illustrates.Beginning with contempor...

Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching incarcerated students in prisons, jails, and juvenile centers, centering critical prison studies and abolitionist perspectives. Addresses fiction, poetry, drama, and creative writing in English and Spanish. Gives suggestions for college-level and college-preparatory courses, writing workshops, reading and discussion groups, and book clubs"--Provided by publisher"--

A set of approaches and teaching ideas for college and high school instructors of ancient and medieval epics from Africa, China, Europe, Iraq, Japan, Latin America, the Middle East, and Turkey. Includes a list of resources"--

Essays on teaching comedy in literature, writing, theater, and cultural studies coursesFrom Shakespeare to The Simpsons, comedy has long provided both entertainment and social commentary. It may critique cultural values, undermine authority, satirize sacred beliefs, and make room for the marginalized to approach the center. Comedy can be challenging to teach, but in the classroom it can help students connect with one another, develop critical ...

Essays about teaching postwar Japanese fiction in its cultural and historical contexts. As Japan moved from the devastation of 1945 to the economic security that survived even the boom and bust of the 1980s and 1990s, its literature came to embrace new subjects and styles and to reflect on the nation's changing relationship to other Asian countries and to the West. This volume will help instructors introduce students to novels, short stories, ...

Essays about teaching postwar Japanese fiction in its cultural and historical contexts. As Japan moved from the devastation of 1945 to the economic security that survived even the boom and bust of the 1980s and 1990s, its literature came to embrace new subjects and styles and to reflect on the nation's changing relationship to other Asian countries and to the West. This volume will help instructors introduce students to novels, short stories, ...

Essays featuring twentieth-century Korean thought on literature and culture.Faced with dramatic social and political changes, Korean writers of the twentieth century--writing in the context of Japanese imperialism, World War II, the Korean War, and the Cold War era--explored many pressing questions about modern life: What is the relationship between literature and society? How can intellectual concepts be used politically, for good or ill? Wha...