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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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