Weeks 1–5: Discussion Boards
Each week students respond to a Discussion Board prompt on Canvas. Their mini essays serve as the springboard for the week’s conversations. These Discussion Board… Read More »Weeks 1–5: Discussion Boards
Margaret Bauer
Weeks 6–10: Overview
Wilmington’s Lie: Historical and Cultural Analysis Chesnutt’s The Marrow of Tradition allows the students to get to know the characters of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre,… Read More »Weeks 6–10: Overview
Weeks 6-10: Discussion Boards
Just as we did in the literary analysis unit, the five weeks we are devoting to historical and cultural analysis of the massacre and its… Read More »Weeks 6-10: Discussion Boards
Weeks 1–5: Overview
The Marrow of Tradition: Literary Analysis Before we begin reading the novel, I have a discussion with the students about the concept of “hard history”… Read More »Weeks 1–5: Overview
Bennett reviews Frazier
Saturday Review: “The Forgotten South, Remembered” a review by Dale Neal of Keith Flynn and Charter Weeks’ Prosperity Gospel: Portraits of the Great Recession (2021)
Building the Black Community in Rural Jackson County, NC, from Civil War to Civil Rights
“The core of What a Wonderful Life This Could Be is humanity’s need for the safe harbor and connection of love – for community and purposeful vocation and for some form of family, even if not biological.”
North Carolina Humanities’ John Tyler Caldwell Award Lunch
Join us in Asheville in October to celebrate Clyde Edgerton and receive a free back issue of NCLR featuring an interview with the Calwell Award honoree AND a CD that includes a reading and 2 songs by him.
TWO 2023 Poetry Competitions
During the month of April, the North Carolina Literary Review is accepting submissions for two contests this year. . . .
NCLR Editor Receives ECU Award for Leadership
“The individuals being honored tonight embody the ECU motto Servire, meaning to serve,” Chancellor Philip Rogers said in his opening remarks. “They serve our students, they serve our university, they serve our region and they serve our state with steadfast and selfless dedication. … Rogers presented the first award of the ceremony, the James R. Talton Jr. Leadership Award, to [NCLR Editor] Margaret Bauer…”
2023 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize
The North Carolina Literary Review is accepting submissions for the 2023 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize. The deadline to submit is March 1 Find the full… Read More »2023 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize