Postwar African American Fiction
AFAM 311
Spring 2013
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENGL 318 |
This course will chart the evolution of modern African American fiction. We will consider the ways in which the African American literary tradition is not just progressive but continuous; we will investigate its recent developments, its ongoing concerns, and its engagement with contemporary cultural issues. The first section of the course will focus on the genre of historical fiction (including the convention of the neoslave narrative); the second section of the course will introduce the African American BILDUNGSROMAN; and the final section will consider modern narratives of community and community-building. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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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
Readings will include:
James Baldwin, GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
Edwidge Danticat, THE FARMING OF BONES
Edward P. Jones, THE KNOWN WORLD
Jamaica Kincaid, ANNIE JOHN
Alice Walker, THE COLOR PURPLE
Colson Whitehead, SAG HARBOR
John Edgar Wideman, DAMBALLAH
Ernest Gaines, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN
Toni Morrison, A MERCY
Toni Morrison, SULA
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Examinations and Assignments:
One 5-7 page essay
One 10-12 page essay
One in-class presentation
Weekly response assignments |
| Instructor(s): Mahurin,Sarah Joanna Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 4 | FR: X |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 4 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
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