Black Power and the Modern Narrative of Slavery
ENGL 324
Fall 2021
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 324, AMST 334 |
The historical moment immediately after the civil rights and Black Power movements saw an explosion of African American writing about slavery. In the past half-century, Black writers wrote award-winning novels that gave unprecedented attention to the intricacies of the life of people who are enslaved, and to slavery as a system that they suggested could help us better understand late-twentieth century American culture. We will read some of the most important works written by contemporary African American writers in order see how and why they transformed the first autobiographical form for Black writers--the slave narrative--into a fictional form that has served them as they dissect their own cultural moment. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM-MN)(AFAM)(AMST)(ENGL)(HRAD-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Bradley, David. THE CHANEYSVILLE INCIDENT
Butler, Octavia. KINDRED
Douglass, Frederick. THE PORTABLE FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Johnson, Charles. MIDDLE PASSAGE
-----------------. OXHERDING TALE
Jones, Gayl. CORREGIDORA
Morrison, Toni. BELOVED
Reed, Ishmael. FLIGHT TO CANADA
Williams, Sherley Anne. DESSA ROSE
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 4-page essays, 1 12-page research paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Classes of 20, 21, 22: This course fulfills the Literatures of Difference requirement for the English major and contributes to the fulfillment of the American Literature, Race & Ethnicity, and Theory & Literary Forms concentrations.
Class of 23 and after: This course fulfills the American Lit and Literary History 3 requirements of the English major. |
| Instructor(s): Rushdy,Ashraf H.A. Times: ...W... 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: X |
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