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AFAM315

Black Women Writers
AFAM315 FA

Crosslistings: AMST313, ENGL250, WMST313

Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:01:13 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       12      0         12

This course will analyze and interpret fiction, as well as autobiography, poetry, and essays by Black women writers from the U.S. from the late 1800s to the 1990s. Particular attention will be paid to the response of Black women critics who have incorporated issues of gender and sexuality as well as race in their assessments. This course will provide an overview of some of the historical, political, social and literary forces which have influenced Black women writers as well as the effect the writings have had on these same conditions. The various themes employed by these writers will be explored, including the moral and ethical questions raised as they grapple with issues of individual and group survival in the African-American community.

MAJOR READINGS

Sherley Anne Williams, DESSA ROSE
Gwendolyn Brooks, MAUD MARTHA
Audre Lorde, ZAMI: A NEW SPELLING OF MY NAME
Paule Marshall, PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW
Toni Cade Bambara, THE SALT EATERS
Ann Petry, THE STREET
Octavia Butler, KINDRED
Alice Childress, LIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY
Marie Evans, BLACK WOMEN WRITERS: A CRITICAL EVALUATION

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly response page, weekly response papers, midterm, and one 15 page final paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Some knowledge of African American literature and culture is expected. 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: Discussion Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Rushin, K
Times: ...T... 1:10PM;
Grading Mode: A/F
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 2
Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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