Dr. Babb is the Director of the Institute for African American Studies and the Franklin Professor of English at the University of Georgia. Her publications include Ernest Gaines (Twayne Publishers, 1991) and Whiteness Visible: The Meaning of Whiteness in American Literature and Culture (NYU Press, 1998). If you would like to see more posts and videos like this, let us know in the comments below. As well, add your voice to the conversation. What was your first experience with the works of Ernest J. Gaines?
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
100th Post Continued! Conversation with Dr. Valerie Babb
Last week, we celebrated our 100th post by having a conversation with Dr. Keith Clark (George Mason University). Today, we are happy to share a conversation that Interim Director Dr. Matthew Teutsch had with Dr. Valerie Babb (University of Georgia). During their discussion, Dr. Babb spoke about her first encounter with Ernest Gaines's work. She talks about growing up in New York and coming across The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman there. As well, she provides a unique way to approach Gaines's work in the classroom. She focuses on the written text, and to expand upon Gaines's words, she has students examine the works in relation to their film adaptations. Like the talk with Dr. Clark, Dr. Babb explains why Gaines is still relevant today even though most of his works take place in the mid-twentieth century.
Dr. Babb is the Director of the Institute for African American Studies and the Franklin Professor of English at the University of Georgia. Her publications include Ernest Gaines (Twayne Publishers, 1991) and Whiteness Visible: The Meaning of Whiteness in American Literature and Culture (NYU Press, 1998). If you would like to see more posts and videos like this, let us know in the comments below. As well, add your voice to the conversation. What was your first experience with the works of Ernest J. Gaines?
Dr. Babb is the Director of the Institute for African American Studies and the Franklin Professor of English at the University of Georgia. Her publications include Ernest Gaines (Twayne Publishers, 1991) and Whiteness Visible: The Meaning of Whiteness in American Literature and Culture (NYU Press, 1998). If you would like to see more posts and videos like this, let us know in the comments below. As well, add your voice to the conversation. What was your first experience with the works of Ernest J. Gaines?
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