Junior Colloquium: The Possibilities of Diaspora
AFAM 301
Fall 2015
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In this course, we will explore the concept of "diaspora" as a way of conceptualizing and understanding the contours of African American cultural and political history. We will read a series of studies of diaspora as a concept for comprehending the historical experience of people of African descent dispersed from an original homeland. We will see in what ways these books are in dialogue with each other, what prior conceptualizations they are contesting, and what creative possibilities they offer for those of us engaged in African American studies. We will also read autobiographies, memoirs, travelogues, and novels that deal with the issues of diaspora. It is our hope, then, to understand how "diaspora" as a concept, metaphor, or condition can be applied to the historical knowledge we need to bring to contemporary political issues. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM-MN)(AFAM) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
DeWolf, Thomas Norman and Sharon Leslie Morgan, GATHER AT THE TABLE: THE HEALING JOURNEY OF A DAUGHTER OF SLAVERY AND A SON OF THE SLAVE TRADE (Beacon, 2013) 978-0-8070-1441-7
Equiano, Olaudah, THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE AND OTHER WRITINGS (Penguin Books, 2003) 978-0-14-243716-2
Gomez, Michael, EXCHANGING OUR COUNTRY MARKS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN IDENTITIES IN THE COLONIAL AND ANTEBELLUM SOUTH (University of North Carolina Press, 1998), 978-0-8078-4694-0
Hartman, Saidiya, LOSE YOUR MOTHER: A JOURNEY ALONG THE ATLANTIC SLAVE ROUTE (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008), 978-0374531157
Hopkins, Pauline, OF ONE BLOOD (Washington Square Press, 2004), 978-0743467698
Morrison, Toni, SONG OF SOLOMON (Vintage, 2004), 978-1400033423
Murphy, Joseph M., WORKING THE SPIRIT: CEREMONIES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (Beacon), 978-0807012215
Smallwood, Stephanie, SALTWATER SLAVERY: A MIDDLE PASSAGE FROM AFRICA TO AMERICAN DIASPORA (Harvard University Press, 2007), 978-0-674-03068-8
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Examinations and Assignments:
There will be two shorter papers of 4 pages each, and one research essay of 12 pages. |
| Instructor(s): Rushdy,Ashraf H.A. Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 10 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 8 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
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