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Award Winner
Recipient of the 9th Annual Graduate Student Symposium Award, Oral Presentations, Oak Room - Third Place (2016)
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Presentation Type
Open Access Oral Presentation
Keywords
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Picaresque literature, American; Peonage;
Abstract
The literary genre of picaresque originated in Sixteenth Century Spain, but has become a prominent staple in American culture–especially post-Civil War. This project specifically discusses the role Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn played in analyzing the failures of reconstruction’s provision toward African American freedom and equality.
Start Date
6-4-2016 2:50 PM
End Date
6-4-2016 3:10 PM
Year of Award
2016 Award
Faculty Advisor
Julie Husband
Department
Department of Languages and Literatures
Copyright
© 2016 Cory Dahlstrom
File Format
application/pdf
Embargo Date
4-6-2016
Included in
Huckleberry Finn and the Picaresque as Lens Against Debt Peonage
The literary genre of picaresque originated in Sixteenth Century Spain, but has become a prominent staple in American culture–especially post-Civil War. This project specifically discusses the role Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn played in analyzing the failures of reconstruction’s provision toward African American freedom and equality.
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Location:Oak Room, Maucker Union
The script for the oral presentation is located under the main Download button and the Powerpoint is located under the "Additional Files" section.