Survey of African American Theater
ENGL 385
Fall 2014
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01
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| Crosslisting:
THEA 323, AFAM 323, AMST 299, FGSS 323 |
This course surveys the dynamism and scope of African American dramatic and performance traditions. Zora Neale Hurston's 1925 play "Color Struck" and August Wilson's 2006 play "Gem of the Ocean" serve as bookends to our exploration of the ways in which African American playwrights interweave various customs, practices, experiences, critiques, and ideologies within their work. |
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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)(FGSS)(THEA) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Selected plays will include, but not be limited to, the works of Zora Neale Hurston, Pearl Cleage, Adrienne Kennedy, Amiri Baraka, Suzan Lori Parks, and August Wilson.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Group and individual presentations, response papers, and research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the Literatures of Difference major requirement and contributes to the American Literature, Race & Ethnicity, and Theory & Literary Forms concentration requirements of the English major. |
| Instructor(s): Shaw,Rashida Z. Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: DWNY100; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 3 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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