Reading "Gatsby"/Performing "Jazz": On Narrative Voice, Race, and Resistance.

Rogers, Theresa

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ERIC Number: EJ575111

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Publication Date: 1998

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Reading "Gatsby"/Performing "Jazz": On Narrative Voice, Race, and Resistance.

Rogers, Theresa

English Education, v31 n1 p48-64 Oct 1998

Describes an experiment in pairing the novels "The Great Gatsby" (F. Scott Fitzgerald) and "Jazz" (Toni Morrison) in a teacher preparation class. Relates that the students (all European American) initially resisted "Jazz" and accepted "Gatsby" as a timeless classic. Includes responses about another Toni Morrison novel, "Beloved." (PA)

Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Classroom Communication, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Reaction, United States Literature

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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