Clay ZubaLove in the House of the Red DeathWe’re all connecting more closely to the literature of disease in these early moments of the Covid-19 pandemic. Charles Brockden Brown’s…May 12, 2020May 12, 2020
Clay ZubaAn Impeachment in the House of Seven GablesI told you once before, reader, that we live in the shadow of the House of the Seven Gables. It’s hard to believe that was over two years…Jan 31, 2020Jan 31, 2020
Clay ZubaTexting Thomas Paine: Connecting 18th-Century Politics and 21st-Century StudentsNow that it’s just us American literature teachers here, we’re finally free to admit it. We find the works of Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry…Oct 7, 2019Oct 7, 2019
Clay ZubaTeaching the Crucible in the Post-Truth EraActual still frame from The Crucible (1996). No alterations have been detected.May 27, 2019May 27, 2019
Clay ZubaTeaching The Crucible in the Age of TrumpI Taught The Crucible in the Age of Trump.Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
Clay ZubaDear College Professor: On the (Un)Ethical Use of TechnologyDear College Professor,Oct 29, 2018Oct 29, 2018
Clay ZubaLove in the House of Gatsby: Part 2In our last post, we began to discover the hidden connections between Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The House of the Seven Gables and F…May 25, 2018May 25, 2018
Clay ZubaDear College Professor: On Your Incoming StudentsIt is a truth universally acknowledged, that a preponderance of professors, have at least once or twice recently said to themselves…May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
Clay ZubaLove in the House of Gatsby: Part 1 — Love in the House of the Seven Gables“Wait a minute,” you’re wondering. Wasn’t this blog supposed to be about The House of the Seven Gables? Well, hear me out.May 10, 2018May 10, 2018