The African Novel I: Nervous Conditions
ENGL 221
Fall 2024
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 221 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: African Studies, African Studies Minor |
This class considers several canonical novels from sub-Saharan Africa. Our focus will be on their aesthetic and thematic properties; the novels are not meant as introductions to African histories, cultures, peoples, or practices. We will explore instead the specific subjects and styles of each work in the context of wider debates about orality, language, colonialism, gender, and the novel. To fathom the political and aesthetic stakes of African literary canon formation, we will also attempt to identify what makes a work canonical. |
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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 Major Requirement for: (AFST-MN)(ENGL)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Chinua Achebe, THINGS FALL APART
Ama Ata Aidoo, CHANGES
Ayi Kwei Armah, THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN
Tsitsi Dangarembga, NERVOUS CONDITIONS
Nurrudin Farah SWEET AND SOUR MILK
Thomas Mofolo, CHAKA
Okot p'Bitek, SONG OF LAWINO, SONG OF OCOL
Ferdinand Oyono, HOUSEBOY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Student presentation, three essays
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to fulfillment of ENGL major requirements:
Literature Pathway: Literary History Requirement: Lit Hist 3, Literary Geography Requirement: WL, and Research Option.
Creative Writing Pathway: Literary History Requirement: Lit Hist 3, Literary Geography Requirement: WL, and Research Option.
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| Instructor(s): Saint,Lily Leopold Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 3 | FR: 3 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
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