August Wilson (FYS)
ENGL 176F
Spring 2023
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01
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| Crosslisting:
THEA 175F, AFAM 177F |
During his lifetime, the world-renowned African American playwright August Wilson graced stages with award-winning plays from his "Century Cycle." This course examines the cycle's 10 plays in the order in which the playwright wrote them, from JITNEY (1982) to RADIO GOLF (2005). In all cases, we pay special attention to the playwright's presentation of language, history, memory, religion, visual art, and music within his oeuvre. |
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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)(THEA) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
JITNEY (1982)
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (1984)
FENCES (1987)
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE (1988)
THE PIANO LESSON (1990)
TWO TRAINS RUNNING (1992)
SEVEN GUITARS (1996)
KING HEDLEY II (2001)
GEM OF THE OCEAN (2004)
RADIO GOLF (2005)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments include: Short writing assignments (one response paper and one production review); one group presentation project; one individual presentation; intermittent mandatory discussion posts; and, one final research essay.
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to fulfillment of ENGL major requirements: elective |
| Instructor(s): McMahon,Rashida Z. Shaw Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: BOGH113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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