Harlem Renaissance
ENGL 230
Spring 2008 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 228, FGSS 226, AFAM 233 |
The course will study the literature, politics, and art of the Harlem Renaissance - roughly a period from 1915-1940. This was a time when African American writers, artists, philosophers, activists, and musicians, congregating in New York City's Harlem, sought to define African American culture. The era has most frequently been thought of as a 1920s-only phenomenon, and many have suggested that it was less a renaissance than a first flowering of a collective artistic spirit. We will energetically take on the debate. Readings include works by Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Claude McKay, Alain Locke, W. E. B. Du Bois, and others. Contemporary views from Steven Watson and others will also be discussed. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Zora Neale Hurston, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
Alain Locke, THE NEW NEGRO
Sterling Brown, COLLECTED POEMS
Langston Hughes, COLLECTED POEMS
Nella Larsen, PASSING
Steven Watson, HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 papers, 1 midterm, 1 final examination |
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