NewSouth Books: Dr. Alan Gribben talks Mark Twain: The NewSouth Edition
By NewSouth Books
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Podcast Description
In this podcast series, noted Mark Twain scholar Dr. Alan Gribben talks about his new volume, Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition, which presents the books as one narrative and without racial epithets, in an attempt to return the book to schools that otherwise ban the works. Gribben offers tips here for teachers interested in teaching Twain's novels to their classrooms. For more, visit http://www.newsouthbooks.com/twain.
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What Huck Finn Offers Beyond the N-Word | If schools continue to ban the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn due to modern-day reactions to the characters' use of racial epithets, valuable lessons will be lost. Dr. Alan Gribben expands on this point in relation to his new volume of Tw | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoWhy Mark Twain Used Racial Epithets in His Books | Mark Twain had specific reasons for using racial epithets in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Dr. Alan Gribben explains these reasons in regards to the NewSouth Edition of the works. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoThree Criticisms Leveled at Huck Finn | Dr. Alan Gribben analyzes the three major objections raised by critics in regards to Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and gives teachers some advice concerning the teaching of the novel. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How the "N-Word" Affects Readership of Modern Audiences | Dr. Alan Gribben considers Mark Twain's use of the "n-word" in Huckleberry Finn versus Twain's lack of the same words in his own speech, and how that informed Gribben's new volume Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Ed | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoTeaching Advantages of Mark Twain: The NewSouth Edition | Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition offers teachers numerous advantages, including the ability to delve deeper in to the novels without the difficulties often encountered in classrooms by the use of the racial | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoAbout Mark Twain and the N-Word Debate | Dr. Alan Gribben, editor of Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition, gives an overview of the debate regarding the use of the "n-word" in Twain's works. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Huck Finn is Banned From Schools | Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are often banned from school reading lists due to the racial epithets that the characters employ. Dr. Alan Gribben discusses his new edition of the works, which substitutes those epithets with ot | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoTom Sawyer and Huck Finn as Companion Works | Dr. Alan Gribben discusses why Mark Twain wanted the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to be read as companion pieces. His newly released NewSouth Edition combines the two works into one volume for easy classroom use. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoEliminating the Controversy, Preserving Twain's Messages | Dr. Alan Gribben affirms how Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition preserves Twain's intended messages in the books even with substitutions for the racial epithets. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How "Slave" Maintains Twain's Message | Dr. Alan Gribben discusses why replacing the "n-word" with the word "slave" in Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The NewSouth Edition preserves Twain's lessons about racism and slavery while widening the book's classroom audience | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
