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Academic Year 2004/2005

African American Literature at Mid-Century
ENGL 323 SP
Crosslistings:
AFAM 323
AMST 323

The Harlem Renaissance was over. The most intensive period of the Civil Rights Movement was yet to be. From the late 1930s through the 1950s, African American novelists and poets were nonetheless writing important, sometimes wonderful books. We will study the writers and their times, gauging the influence of the past and their influence on the future. Writers will include Richard Wright, Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, William Attaway, Chester Himes, Ann Petry, James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison.

MAJOR READINGS

NATIVE SON, Richard Wright GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN, James Baldwin COLLECTED POEMS, Gwendolyn Brooks COLLECTED POEMS, Robert Hayden BLOOD ON THE FORGE, William Attaway and more

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Required attendance, one 5-10 page paper, one 20+ page seminar paper.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: AFAM201 OR [ENGL230 or AMST228 or WMST226 or AFAM233] Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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