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By Olivia McIlwain. On this episode of the Murmuring Tigers Podcast, Olivia McIlwain addresses the overall question of, “Why Should You Read American Literature Today?” with a focus on the importance of societal changes seen throughout American literature. Olivia will zoom in on the specific changes seen in racism, gender roles, technology, and education through a use of different academic articles and literary works.
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Dewulf, J. (2021). 1619: The Dramatic Performance Traditions of North America’s First Enslaved Africans. Comparative Drama, 55(4), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1353/cdr.2021.0032)
The Industrial Revolution. Education. (n.d.). Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/resource-library-industrial-revolution/
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Thomas, T. (2021). Reclaiming the Long History of the “Irrelevant” Nineteenth Amendment for Gender Equality. Minnesota Law Review, 105(6), 2623–2657.
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