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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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