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Academic Year 2001/2002


Harlem Renaissance
ENGL 230 SP

Crosslistings:
AMST 228
WMST 226
AFAM 233

The course will study the literature, politics and art of the Harlem Renaissance--roughly a period from 1915-1940. This was a time when African American writers, artists, philosophers, activists and musicians, congregating in New York City's Harlem, sought to define African American culture. The era has most frequently been thought of as a 1920s-only phenomenon, and many have suggested that it was less a "renaissance" than a first flowering of a collective artistic spirit. We will energetically tak e on the debate. Readings include works by Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, W.E.B. DuBois, and others. Contemporary views from Steven Watson, Ann Douglas, and Jervis Anderson will also be included.

MAJOR READINGS

THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, Zora Neale Hurston
THE NEW NEGRO, Alain Locke

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

3 papers, 1 final exam

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: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Pemberton,Gayle   
Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:30PM;     Location: PAC001
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 50)
SR. major: 5   Jr. major: 5
SR. non-major: 10   Jr. non-major: 15   SO: 15   FR:

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Writing
Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002


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