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Mini-Lecture: Modernist Literature and the Black Atlantic

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Heather Colley offers explores modernist literature through the lens of Paul Gilroy’s influential theory of “The Black Atlantic.”

This mini-lecture could be used to compliment the A Level English Literature syllabus. For more guidance on how to engage with this material, see our How-To Guide for Mini-Lectures.

You find a worksheet for this mini-lecture and a transcription here:

Exercise-Sheet-Modernism-and-the-Black-AtlanticDownload
Lecture-Script-Modernism-and-the-Black-AtlanticDownload

Are you interested in producing a mini-lecture for this series? Email development@baas.ac.uk for more information.

This resources presented as part of the Bridging the Resource Gap project, funded by the British Association of American Studies and the US Embassy.