African American Women's Drama
ENGL 261
Spring 2013
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 259, AMST 239 |
Caught at the intersection of a social and political activism that defined black men and women's rights as the purview of white women, African American women turned to the cultural realm, playwriting, and theatrical production as a means of articulating, mediating, and transforming the oppressive conditions of their lives. Women such as Georgia Douglas Johnson, Lorraine Hansberry, Ntozake Shange, Lydia Diamond, Lynn Nottage, and Dael Orlandersmith have delved into a variety of themes, issues, and literary and production techniques to produce a body of work that is at once deeply personal, universal, and specifically relevant to the African American experience in the United States. This intermediate-level literature course combines elements of a survey with deeper analysis and provides students with an overview of black women's dramatic writing as well as an introduction to the aesthetics, theoretical and critical analyses, and social, cultural, and political themes of black women's dramatic writing. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Johnson, Georgia Douglas, BLUE BLOOD
Hansberry, Lorraine, A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Shange, Ntozake, FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE, WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
Diamond, Lydia, THE GIFT HORSE
Orlandersmith, Dael, MONSTER
Critical and theoretical essays by authors including Carol P. Marsh-Lockett, Joseph Roach, Jayna Brown, and Judith Williams
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Examinations and Assignments:
Questions for discussion, submitted electronically before class meeting
4-page scene analysis
8-page comparative essay
midterm and final exam |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
English Major Requirements: Literatures of Difference
English Concentrations: American Literature, Race & Ethnicity, Theory & Literary Forms |
| Instructor(s): Woodard,Laurie Avant Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: DWNY100; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 6 | FR: 4 |
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