| Course Title: African American Literature |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course surveys Black literary production with special attention to the idea of genre as a choice of form made by Black writers from the antebellum era through the present to communicate critique, effect political change, and render new worlds. Structured around debates about the genre status of Black writing, this course introduces students to slave era texts by Harriet E. Wilson, David Walker, Phillis Wheatley; 20th century works by Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Amos Tutuola, Chester Himes, Bill Gunn, James Baldwin, Toni Cade Bambara; and contemporary work by Saidiya Hartman, Octavia Butler, Jeremy O. Harris, and Rita Dove. Reading, writing, and critical viewership will be central to the course. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Kristen Wright | ktwright@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 03:15PM - 04:30PM | DWGT - Dwight Hall | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| ENGL-257-01 African American Literature |
| AFCNA-257-01 African American Literature |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Complete Writings of Phillis Wheatley Author: Wheatley, Phillis Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780140424300 Publisher: Penguin |
Required | 15.00 |
| Title: Dutchman and the Slave Author: Jones, LeRoi Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0688210848 Publisher: Harper Perennial |
Required | 10.00 |
| Title: Funnyhouse of a Negro Author: Kennedy, Adrienne Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0573621667 Publisher: |
Required | 7.98 |
| Title: Kindred Author: Butler, Octavia Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0807083100 Publisher: |
Required | 15.99 |
| Title: The Coldest Winter Ever: A Novel Author: Souljah, Sister Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 074327010X Publisher: |
Required | 9.98 |
| Title: Fairview Author: Drury, Jackie Sibblies Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1559369523 Publisher: |
Required | 15.76 |
| Title: The Souls of Black Folk Author: Du Bois, W.E.B. Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780393973938 Publisher: |
Required | 19.37 |
| Title: Native Son Author: Wright, Richard Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780061148507 Publisher: |
Required | 18.99 |
| Title: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf Author: Shange, Ntozake Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781439186817 Publisher: |
Required | 12.00 |
| Title: Invisible Man Author: Ellison, Ralph Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780679732761 Publisher: Vintage |
Required | 15.95 |
| Title: The Fire Next Time Author: Baldwin, James Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 067974472X Publisher: |
Required | 13.00 |
| Title: Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl Author: Jacobs, Harriet Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780393976373 Publisher: |
Required | 10.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |