COD 2023 - D902

Webinar - Beloved: Echoes of History, Whispers of Resilience (A level 2024-2026)

A level Literature teachers and Literature teachers in general

1 sessions, start: 27-Sep

Course detail

Year: 2023
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: Distance
Facilitator/s: Mr. Leonardo Andrés Pantaleo
Print course
ESSARP Schools
Free of charge
Exams Schools
ARS 4500.00
Non affiliate
ARS 4500.00

Sessions


Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 27 September 2023 05:30 pm 07:30 pm

Facilitator/s

Leonardo Andrés Pantaleo

Leonardo graduated from the University of La Plata as a Teacher of English Language and Literature. He is doing his MA degree in Literary Studies at UBA. He has worked as a Teaching Assistant in Contemporary English Literature for two years and one in English Culture and Civilization at UNLP. He has participated in several academic conferences. For the past fifteen years, he has taught ESL and FLE classes for IGCSE and AS/A English Language and Literature in English at Patris Bilingual School, City Bell, and he has prepared IB candidates at St. George's, Quilmes and at Southern International School. For the past three years, he has developed digital material for an online educational platform.
A level Literature teachers and Literature teachers in general
To introduce the context of production and the relation of the novel with other texts: African American literature and post-slavery narratives.
To provide A level Literature teachers with useful tools for the analysis of the novel.
To discuss possible ways of facilitating students' reading and interpretations of the text.
To share ways of approaching the text in class with engaging activities.
To reflect upon the importance of historical and social awareness.
African American literature and the legacy of slavery.
Post-slavery narratives and the reconstruction era.
Themes of memory, trauma, and identity in Beloved.
The supernatural and folklore elements in the novel.
Narrative techniques and structure in the novel.
Exploring themes of motherhood and family.
Presentation and discussion of key themes and issues in Beloved.
Participants will be provided with supplementary materials to enhance students' understanding of and engagement with the novel.
Sharing of teaching strategies and activities that promote critical thinking and analysis.
Exploration of relevant passages and discussions on interpretation.
Reflection on the novel's significance in the African American literary canon.
Berlant, Lauren, and Michael Warner (eds.), The Cultural Politics of the New American Studies. USA, Duke University Press, 1997.
Davis, Cynthia A., and Margo Natalie Crawford (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Toni Morrison. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Gates Jr., Henry Louis, The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism. USA, Oxford University Press, 1988.
Lutz, Tom, and Susana M. Morris (eds.), Toni Morrison: Memory and Meaning. USA, University Press of Mississippi, 2014.
Morrison, Toni, Beloved. USA, Vintage Books, 2004.
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