Spring 2004 Courses

English 375: African American Writers: African American Literature from 1900 to the Present (English)

MWF 9:40-10:40am
Car 005

This course will trace the development of an African American literary and cultural tradition from the turn of the century to the present and will include writers from W. E. B. Du Bois and Pauline Hopkins to Walter Mosley and Toni Morrison. It will examine the ways that modern and contemporary African American writers and artists have explored political, social, racial, and aesthetic issues in a variety of genres‹including autobiographies, poetry, novels, blues songs, photographs, short stories, plays, essays, film, visual art, and literary and cultural criticism. Among the many topics the course will consider are: the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Migration, the Black Arts Movement, and the current flourishing of African American arts and letters and cinema. Requirements for the course will include: three medium length (5-7 page) papers, an in-class presentation, and a final examination.

Spring 2004 Course Listings