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The Black South AFAM 313 Fall 2018 not offered 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. Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AFAM Course Format: Discussion Grading Mode: Graded Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None Major Readings: 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 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 Drop/Add Enrollment Requests Total Submitted Requests: 0 1st Ranked: 0 2nd Ranked: 0 3rd Ranked: 0 4th Ranked: 0 Unranked: 0

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