AFAM210 - Prose Writing Workshop: The African American Tradition

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Academic Year 2000/2001

Prose Writing Workshop: The African American Tradition
AFAM 210 SP

Key essays and autobiographical writings by African Americans from the pre-Emancipation era through the contemporary era will provide models for student writing as well as provide an overview of important trends in African American cultural, social and political thought. Readings from Douglass, Jacobs, Walker, Harper, Cooper, Wells, Du Bois, Locke, Hughes, Hansberry, Wright, Baldwin, Malcolm X, Morrison, Bambara, Smith, Hooks and Davis will provide a focus for discussion of voice, audience, persuasion, witness, etc.

MAJOR READINGS

CALL & RESPONSE: THE RIVERSIDE ANTHOLOGY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERARY TRADITION, ed. Hill
ON WRITING WELL, latest edition available, William Zinsser

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly essays and rewrites, midterm assignment, oral presentation, 5-7 page final project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

To apply for admission, complete form available at The Center for African American Studies, 343 High St., by Monday, January 22, 2001 at 4pm. Class list will be posted at CAAS by Tuesday, January 23. Attendance at each class is required.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AFAM Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Rushin,Kate

Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK101

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 12)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001