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H10 -
American Protest Literature

This seminar will examine the tradition of American Protest Literature across four major protest movements. Using a broad definition of �literature,� we will examine a wide variety of genres and focus on the production and consumption of dissent as a site of social critique. We will seek to define and understand the genre of �protest literature� and to underline the long history of American dissent. From the literature of abolitionism and labor activism to the literature of anti-lynching and the Civil Rights Movement, we will explore voices of resistance holding the nation to its highest ideals�castigating it when it fell short, and pointing the way to a better collective future.

Scholar:

John Stauffer, Zoe Trodd

Location:

Harvard Hillel

Dates:

3/5/2010, 3/12/2010

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H10 -	American Protest Literature

	This seminar will examine the tradition of American Protest Literature across four major protest movements. Using a broad definition of �literature,� we will examine a wide variety of genres and focus on the production and consumption of dissent as a site of social critique. We will seek to define and understand the genre of �protest literature� and to underline the long history of American dissent. From the literature of abolitionism and labor activism to the literature of anti-lynching and the Civil Rights Movement, we will explore voices of resistance holding the nation to its highest ideals�castigating it when it fell short, and pointing the way to a better collective future.

		Scholar:	John Stauffer, Zoe Trodd
		Location:	Harvard Hillel
		Dates:	3/5/2010, 3/12/2010