March 3: AmericanStudying Non-Favorites: Scorcese Films: A series analyzing things of which I’m not a fan starts
with the acclaimed filmmaker.
March 4: AmericanStudying Non-Favorites: Morrison and
Cobain: The series continues with two artists I
find talented and interesting but not ultimately inspiring.
March 5: AmericanStudying Non-Favorites: The Beats: A couple of the ways I would push back on our
idolization of the counter-cultural community, as the series rolls on.
March 6: AmericanStudying Non-Favorites: Teddy Roosevelt: Not an objection to TR himself, so much as to the ways
we collectively over-remember and –emphasize presidents.
March 7: AmericanStudying Non-Favorites: Thomas
Jefferson?!: The series concludes
with a couple important ways to revise our memories of my hometown’s hero.
March 8-9: Crowd-Sourced Non-Favorites: An epic airing of grievances, as well as responses to
the week’s posts, rounds out the non-favorites series.
March 10: AmericanStudying House of Cards: Peter and Zoe: A series on Season 1 of the compelling show starts with
the American narratives behind two distinct character arcs.
March 11: AmericanStudying House of Cards: Linda and
Gillian: The series continues with the show’s two
most prominent ethnic women.
March 12: AmericanStudying House of Cards: Doug and
Freddy: The stereotypical but interesting
identities of the protagonist’s most trusted supporters, as the series rolls
on.
March 13: AmericanStudying House of Cards: Claire: Two of the many ways we might read Robin Wright’s
ambiguous and riveting character.
March 14: AmericanStudying House of Cards: Frank: The series concludes with an examination of the show’s
compelling anti-hero protagonist.
March 15-16: Anna Mae Duane on House of Cards: To follow up my own thoughts, one of our best American
Studies scholars on the show and its protagonist.
March 17: Cville Stories: Ash Lawn-Highland: A series on stories in my Virginia hometown starts with
the oft-forgotten historic home.
March 18: Cville Stories: Race at the Pool: The series continues with the more subtle and perhaps
more significant sides to segregation.
March 19: Cville Stories: Faulkner at the University: On the dangers and benefits of listening to authors
talk about their work, as the series rolls on.
March 20: Cville Stories: Dave Matthews: The many Cville and 21st century American
sides to the musician who got his start in town.
March 21: Cville Stories: 21st Century
Tensions: The series concludes
with some personal thoughts on contemporary narratives of the town and the
past.
March 22-23: The Virginia Festival of the Book: A special post on three things I’m particularly excited
about when it comes to the reason for my current return to Cville—and a follow
up after my event!
March 24: Caribbean Connections: Edouard Glissant: A series on Caribbean American links starts with the
brilliant theorist who best analyzed those connections.
March
25: Caribbean Connections: The Haitian Revolution: The series continues
with American connections to the region’s most important revolution.
March
26: Caribbean Connections: José Martí: The cross-cultural experiences,
identities, and meanings of the legendary Cuban figure, as the series rolls on.
March
27: Caribbean Connections: Bob Marley: On whether an artist can really
cross cultural boundaries, and why such crossings matter in any case.
March
28: Caribbean Connections: Edwidge Danticat: The series concludes with five
great books by the hugely talented Haitian American writer.
Next series
starts Monday,
Ben
PS. Topics you’d
like to see covered on the blog? Guest Posts you’d like to write? Lemme know!
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