Oral Traditions & Culture
After studying Module 1: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss how your own cultural practices, traditions, and stories have shaped you as a person.
Explain how Jamaica Kincaid’s story is relatable or unrelatable.Think about it from several perspectives, personal, historical, political, or even ethical.Your initial post should be at least 200 words, formatted and cited in current MLA style with support from the textbook and lecture materials.
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Ringo, Heather, and Athena Kashyap. “Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature (Ringo and Kashyap).” Humanities LibreTexts, ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative, 31 Mar. 2023, human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/Writing_and_Critical_Thinking_Through_Literature_(Ringo_and_Kashyap).Chapter 4: About Fiction – Short Stories and the NovelLinks to an external site.Nast, Condé. ““Girl,” by Jamaica Kincaid.” The New Yorker, 19 June 1978, www.newyorker.com/magazine/1978/06/26/girl?verso=true.Jamaica Kincaid, “Girl”Links to an external site.