Reviews for Teaching the Harlem Renaissance

The average rating for Teaching the Harlem Renaissance based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-12-28 00:00:00 Steve Mccaughan I am a little torn when it comes to my opinion of this book. It has some wonderful insights with regard to the transformation which the representation of murder underwent in non-fiction, melodrama and fiction. Her short introductions which ground the changes in a wider social context are really wonderful. However, Kalikoff has a tendency to keep repeating her point (sometimes whilst using the exact same wording), which becomes slightly tiring. At a certain point I could not help but think: “Women either got murdered or were the cause of murder because of their sexuality, WE KNOW!” Well, at least we cannot accuse the author of not getting her point across. Also, the book might have benefited if some parts of the extensive plot summaries of books and plays had been cut. It sometimes becomes exceedingly hard to keep track of the hoard of characters and descriptions which are thrown at you. If you have an academic interest in murder in the Victorian era, I would recommend that you read this book. If you are merely interested in it for fun, you might want to keep searching for an easier read.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-01-04 00:00:00 Kylie Langford One of the best studies I've ever read of C.S. Lewis's social and ethical thought. It's a very meaty, meditative analysis that at the same time is accessible and readable -- quite an accomplishment. Meilaender argues that Lewis's central premise in his theological works is: "All human beings are made for life in community with God (and, thereby, with one another)." This vision is brilliantly illustrated in this book, and I'd recommend this study to anyone who wants to look more deeply into C.S. Lewis's thought.