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Academic Year 2002/2003

African Diaspora Short Story
AFAM 326 SP

The first known African American short story was published in France in 1837 by Victor Sejour, a Louisiana-born free black writer. The English translation, known as "The Mulatto" is thematically united with subsequent creative writings from the Americas that offer social critiques on miscegenation. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's 1859 short story, "The Two Offers", is more aligned with the early feminist movements than with race, yet, it still stands as the first short story published by an African American woman. This course begins with these two writers, and moves through the literary histories of the anthologized short story in the United States, the Caribbean and Africa.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Deck,Letha   

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: FISK101

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 19)

SR. major: 7   Jr. major: 7

SR. non-major: 2   Jr. non-major: 2   SO: 1   FR: X

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Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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