Revisiting History: Modern Black Narratives of Slavery and Resistance
- Winter 2016
Meeting Time:
TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm
Location:
SIG 228
SLN:
14167
Instructor:
Additional Details:
'Revisiting History: Modern Black Narratives of Slavery and Resistance'
This course examines how black American and African writers, from the 20th- and 21st centuries, have adapted the 19th-century genres of the historical novel and the slave narrative. Possible texts include Arna Bontemps' Black Thunder; Zora Neale Hurston's Moses. Man of the Mountain; Zakes Mda's Cion, and Yvette Christianse's Unconfessed.
Catalog Description:
Survey of current issues confronting literary critics today, based on revolving themes and topics. Focuses on debates and developments affecting English language and literatures, including questions about: the relationship of culture and history; the effect of emergent technologies on literary study; the rise of interdisciplinary approaches in the humanities.
GE Requirements:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Other Requirements Met:
Honors Course
Status:
Active
Last updated:
March 16, 2016 - 3:58pm