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Academic Year 2001/2002

The First Century of the African American Novel, 1853-1953
ENGL 308 SP

In this course, we will read a set of selected novels written between 1853 and 1953. We will discuss each of these novels as both a work of art and a historically-specific, politically-charged cultural production. That is, we will attend to the formal and aesthetic properties of each of the novels as well as to the historical context and the social and cultural meaning of these works. Two of the major points of discussion in the course will be the issues of "canonicity" and "tradition". As we read the series of novels, we will attempt to discern how one novel relates to its predecessors in the construction of an African American literary continuum. We will also discuss the ways literary canons and literary histories get constructed and reconstructed.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

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 ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: AFAM201 OR ENGL201

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Rushdy,Ashraf H.A.   

Times: ..T.... 07:00PM-09:50PM;     Location: FISK305

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 9   Jr. major: 4

SR. non-major: 6   Jr. non-major: 6   SO: X   FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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