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AFAM225
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison and John Wideman
AFAM225 SP
Crosslistings: WMST224, ENGL222
Not Currently Offered
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, NOT WITHOUT LAUGHTER
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, DAMBALLA, FIRE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
There will be four five-page
papers.
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: Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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