Brief Encounters: Short Fiction by African American Women
ENGL 171
Spring 2018 not offered
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African American women writers have produced short fiction that stands as some of the most gripping, incisive, illuminating works of American literature. Our course will chart the development, potential, and power of short fiction by writers such as Frances Harper, Ruth Todd, Pauline Hopkins, Angelina Grimke, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Jessie Fauset, Dorothy West, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Childress, Marita Bonner, Alice Walker, and Toni Cade Bambara. We will discuss the short story genre, the evolution of the form, and the influence that pivotal literary and historical moments have had on the writers and their works. |
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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: None |
Major Readings:
Frances Harper, Ruth Todd, Pauline Hopkins, Angelina Grimke, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Jessie Fauset, Dorothy West, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Childress, Marita Bonner, Alice Walker, and Toni Cade Bambara. See Broad Street Books for textbook information.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three 5 - 7 page papers and a final 7 - 10 page paper
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