Theory and Practice in Teacher Education Publications and Other Works
Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
Changing English
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-6-2017
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1358684X.2016.1228442
Abstract
Critiquing two approaches that English teachers use to teach Black, or African-American, literature in the secondary classroom—one that centralizes races and the other that ignores it—this article proposes a hybrid approach that combines both. This double-faced approach recognizes the culturally specific themes that give the text and the Black author their unique voice while also recognizing commonalities that bridge the text to others—despite the race of the authors. To demonstrate the feasibility of the double-faced approach, the article concludes with an examination of three texts through the lens of this “race both matters and doesn’t matter” perspective.
Recommended Citation
Price, Vincent Ray, "Flipping the Coin: Towards a Double-Faced Approach to Teaching Black Literature in Secondary English Classrooms" (2017). Theory and Practice in Teacher Education Publications and Other Works.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_theopubs/18
Submission Type
Post-print
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Secondary Education Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Changing English on 6 March 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1358684X.2016.1228442