Betty Tillman Samb uses a cultural studies approach in her literature class by comparing trickster figures in Ishmael Reed's "Railroad Bill, A Conjure Man" and "High John de Conquer," from Zora Neale Hurston's The Sanctified Church. Using literature circles, students read magazine articles and stories that help to make clear the meaning of "Railroad Bill."


Session 5: Cultural Studies: Graciela Limón

Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens uses a cultural studies approach to help students understand Graciela Limón's novel Erased Faces about the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico.

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