Dolen, I love everything about this! Look for it referenced in my newsletter soon. Love your take on American Fiction and fiction and FIction and Paule Marshall and the Great Toni, love that essay so much. THANKS
An emphatic "yes" to the question posed at the top of your essay. Books, both fiction and non-fiction, are the core of a communicature structure that involves not only the writer, the reader and the read to (specifically children), but also the layers of folk involved in their production and promotion. While not reading the books they handle, the title, the cover, a quick read of the foreword or commentary on cover flap has potential to generate discussion and thus have impact on consciousness. In my opinion, it is often the micro impacts on consciousness that we don't give the consideration they deserve. Most people are not critical thinkers and are often unaware of the ideas and attitudes that find their way into their consciousness. However, all this being said, classrooms and book clubs are the most important environments to realize their potential to impact consciousness. Social media is yet another , powerful avenue to realize the potential for books to impact.
Oh how i love this! I like to think this is what my American fiction classes are like, too— kids always tell me they love our discussions! And I love them. Right now talking about Their Eyes Were Watching God & whether or not Janie is in an abusive relationship w. Tea Cake…
Dolen, I love everything about this! Look for it referenced in my newsletter soon. Love your take on American Fiction and fiction and FIction and Paule Marshall and the Great Toni, love that essay so much. THANKS
An emphatic "yes" to the question posed at the top of your essay. Books, both fiction and non-fiction, are the core of a communicature structure that involves not only the writer, the reader and the read to (specifically children), but also the layers of folk involved in their production and promotion. While not reading the books they handle, the title, the cover, a quick read of the foreword or commentary on cover flap has potential to generate discussion and thus have impact on consciousness. In my opinion, it is often the micro impacts on consciousness that we don't give the consideration they deserve. Most people are not critical thinkers and are often unaware of the ideas and attitudes that find their way into their consciousness. However, all this being said, classrooms and book clubs are the most important environments to realize their potential to impact consciousness. Social media is yet another , powerful avenue to realize the potential for books to impact.
Oh how i love this! I like to think this is what my American fiction classes are like, too— kids always tell me they love our discussions! And I love them. Right now talking about Their Eyes Were Watching God & whether or not Janie is in an abusive relationship w. Tea Cake…
Also loved American Fiction.