Fall 2005 Courses

English 368: Literature of the Americas: Caribbean Literature (Civil)

M 7:00-10:00
Old Main 002

What happens when we read the Caribbean not just as a place but as a zone
of linguistic, literary, cultural and bodily encounter? In this course, we
will read juicy poetry, novels, short stories, plays and experimental texts
from the English, French and Spanish-speaking Caribbean region. Course
topics include: slavery, Negritude, imperialism, revolution, tourism,
emigration, exile and love. Course authors include: Mary Prince, Aimé
Césaire, Jacques-Stephan Alexis, Janine Antoni, Dionne Brand, Cristina
Garcia, Edwidge Danticat, Kamau Brathwaite, Derek Walcott and Junot Diaz.
Course assignments include essays, a take home examination, and engaged
discussion full of bravery, rigor and joy.

Fall 2005 Course Listings