Reading Toni Morrison's Beloved Now
Week 1 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Hultquist 201A | Ages 18+
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison's most famous novel is her Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved, which can be demanding even for avid readers. In Beloved, U.S. history and experimental narrative techniques combine to commemorate the past and to recognize the persistence of the past in the present. We will analyze Morrison's use of powerful narrative techniques and of history, folk traditions and mythology to challenge official histories and offer insight into race and racism in the United States now. Students should bring a copy of Toni Morrison's Beloved.
Kelly Marsh
B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., Ph.D., Penn State Univ. English professor at Mississippi State Univ. since 1998, with research specializations in contemporary literature and narrative theory. Recipient of four teaching awards, including Mississippi State Univ.'s Master Teacher Award. Seven years with Mississippi State Univ.'s Center for Teaching and Learning, supporting the pedagogy of other university faculty, with particular expertise in leading guided discussions.
