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Academic Year 2005/2006

Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and John Wideman
ENGL 222 SP
Crosslistings:
AFAM 225
WMST 224

Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston were major figures in the Harlem Renaissance and beyond. Toni Morrison and John Wideman continue to produce major fiction in the modern era. We will examine these major African American writers and their work, paying particular attention to issues of gender, family, community, sexuality and the literary politics affecting African American writers.

MAJOR READINGS

Hughes: COLLECTED POEMS, THE WAYS OF WHITE FOLKS, THE BEST OF SIMPLE
Hurston: STORIES, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, SERAPH ON THE SUWANEE
Morrison: THE BLUEST EYE, THE SONG OF SOLOMON, BELOVED
Wideman: SENT FOR YOU YESTERDAY, BROTHERS AND KEEPERS, THE CATTLE KILLING

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

There will be four five-page papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course satisfies the English department's Pre-1800 and research option requirements.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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