Connecting Romanticism to Modern Politics: An Innovative Assignment for Literature Students
A wonderful assignment by Daniel Block, Ph.D., English Department Chair, King School
Goals:
To bring the poetry of British Romantic literature into conversation with current events;
To engage with the theme of “Performing Politics: Romantic Futures,” which is the focus of the 2024 Curran Symposium at New York University;
To collaborate with the Keats-Shelley Association of America and the Byron Society of America on their public art initiatives
Global Equiano: A Virtual Exploration of Black Atlantic Futures
Global Equiano opens fresh conversations about enslaved and free Black people as they navigated spaces dominated by violent, colonial forces, and considers the Black Atlantic futures they imagined.