Plotting Marriage in African American Fiction
AFAM 318
Spring 2006
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENGL 352 |
"Black love is black wealth," (Nikki Giovanni). Generally thought of as a convention of white domestic fiction, the marriage plot has received little attention from critics of African American literature. This course argues, however, that, like its European and Anglo-American counterparts, the African American novel has developed around the coupling convention. Focusing primarily on the novel, we will examine the ways in which African American writers, from William Wells Brown to Toni Morrison, have appropriated for their own political and literary purposes both the genre of the novel and the structure of the marriage plot. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Speaking, Writing, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: [AFAM202 or ENGL240] OR ENGL201 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Bladwin, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Gaines, OF LOVE AND DUST
Hurston, SERAPH ON THE SUWANEE
Jones, CORREGIDORA
McMillan, DISAPPEARING ACTS
Marshall, BROWN GIRL, BROWNSTONES
Shockley, LOVING HER
Walker, IN LOVE & TROUBLE
West, THE LIVING IS EASY
Wilson, FENCES
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short essays based on the required reading; mid-term and final examinations. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Class presentations. |
| Instructor(s): duCille,Ann Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: FISK414; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 15 | JR major: 10 | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
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