Faulkner and Morrison
AFAM 308
Spring 2019 not offered
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This course will delve deeply into the works of two Nobel Prize-winning authors--William Faulkner and Toni Morrison--whose fiction interrogates and challenges what it means to be an American, what it means to be an African American, and, much more broadly, what it means to be human. Through close study of their novels, the seminar will consider questions of narrative (form, function, and scope), history (national and personal, real and imagined), and identity (racial, gender, geographical). |
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:
William Faulkner, ABSALOM, ABSALOM Faulkner, AS I LAY DYING Faulkner, LIGHT IN AUGUST Faulkner, THE SOUND AND THE FURY Toni Morrison, BELOVED Morrison, THE BLUEST EYE Morrison, A MERCY Morrison, SONG OF SOLOMON Morrison, SULA
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Examinations and Assignments: one short essay; one long essay; in-class, research-based presentation; weekly response papers |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: To apply for this course, please submit the following as Word attachments to smahurin@wesleyan.edu by November 11 at noon:
-A personal statement of 1-2 pages, which should describe your interest in this course, your experience with literary study, and some favorite writers or other influences.
-A critical writing sample of 3-5 pages (an excerpt from a longer essay is fine!) |
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