The Black South
AFAM 313
Fall 2013
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENGL 346 |
This course will examine the enduring and often unanticipated connections between African American and Southern literature. We will consider the ways in which the American South remains a space that simultaneously represents and repels an African American ethos. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AFAM |
| Course Format: 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
Charles Chesnutt, THE CONJURE WOMAN & OTHER CONJURE TALES
Katori Hall, THE MOUNTAINTOP
James Weldon Johnson, GOD'S TROMBONES
Yusef Komunyakaa, MAGIC CITY
Toni Morrison, SONG OF SOLOMON
Jesmyn Ward, SALVAGE THE BONES
Alice Walker, THE COLOR PURPLE
Zora Neale Hurston, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
Natasha Trethewey, NATIVE GUARD
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Examinations and Assignments:
1 5-7 page essay
1 10-12 page essay
1 in class presentation
final exam |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Research option |
| Instructor(s): Mahurin,Sarah Joanna Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: X |
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