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Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, & John Wideman
ENGL222 SP
Crosslistings: AFAM225,WMST224
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 meets the English department's historical knowledge requirement.
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:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Pemberton,Gayle
- Times: ..T.T.. 10:00AM-11:20AM; Location: FISK212
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 19)
- SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 5
- SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 3 FR:
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Writing
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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