…bet you never thought you’d see that title, I bet. Florencia sent me a link to this bit from SNL, which is especially relevant in light of the section of the novel we read for yesterday, in which blackness seems to infect Christmas’s feet and grow, zombie-like, upwards.

Here the story is the same, if the mood is comic rather than tragic. If nothing else, the skit pulls back the veil that might make us thing that the citizens of Jefferson express ideas about race that are utterly foreign to 2020…

You have your second entry in our encyclopedic guide to Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha Co. next week. Note: since a lot of medium-length entries already exist for TSAF and AILD, you are free to substitute either three short entries or one normal blog post (on any topic you like). Here are some useful materials and guidelines:

• the instructions for how to write the guide are here: scroll down to the “medium” section and be sure to read some of the examples I’ve linked to there from past students.
• be sure to check the list of entries to shop for ideas and make sure you don’t duplicate someone else’s work. Since I’ve recently reconstructed the site, you should also check the list of entries on the site itself to make sure I haven’t missed something.
• there are some good research aids on this links page.
• when you’re finished writing, submit your copy via this Google Form (also on the syllabus). I’ll post it so you don’t have to sign on to yet another platform.
• don’t forget to include images or other multimedia when appropriate!