A great resource for teachers in our state is Oklahoma Humanities Magazine, which combines viewpoints from scholars around the state and often far beyond, including some of the bigger names in history, literature, and art. Each issue centers around a theme, and the contributors highlight the various ways to understand and complicate this idea. Previous issues have included pieces by ECU professors past and present, poets (including Dr. Ken Hada), and even a few alumni.
For the most recent issue, the theme was Home, and the articles range from food, immigration, Dorothea Lange's famous Depression/Dust Bowl photographs, Woody Guthrie, and fantasy literature. The English Department's Dr. Joshua Grasso has an article on fantasy literature entitled, "Roads Go Ever Ever On," discussing primarily Tolkien's concept of home in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. You can download the issue for free below, or sign up for a free subscription and have it mailed to you. Enjoy!
Link to the issue: https://www.okhumanities.org/doccenter/d66870df8ad249eb8b9ca560123d1db4
Subscribe here (it's free!): https://www.okhumanities.org/page/subscribe-to-oklahoma-humanities-magazine
