| Course Title: Courses in Francophone Studies: 'Revisiting the Negritude Movement: Origins, Evolution, and Relevance' |
| Start Date: 09/07/2022 End Date: 12/20/2022 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2022 |
| Description: In the interwar period, 1920-1940, black students from Africa and the Caribbean met in Paris to pursue their education. Galvanized by the colonial situation at home and the political situation in France, Aimé Césaire (Martinique), Léopold S. Senghor (Sénégal), and Léon Damas (French Guyana) formed the cultural movement called Négritude. This course will survey the emergence, goals, evolution, achievements, and legacies of that movement. Discussions will be based on major texts by the founders. Their influence on the works of a new generation of African and Caribbean writers will also be examined. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Samba Gadjigo | 413-538-2255 | sgadjigo@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/07/2022 - 12/20/2022 | Seminar | Monday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | CIRU - Ciruti | 009 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Two of the following courses: FREN-215, FREN-219, FREN-225. | Take previously | Required |
| 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 |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 016 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Cahier d'un retour au pays natal Author: Cesaire, Aime Copyright: 2000 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Presence africaine |
Required | 10.73 |
| Title: Discours sur le colonialisme Author: Cesaire, Aime Copyright: 1955 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Presence Africaine |
Required | 8.00 |
| Title: Coups de pilon Author: Diop, David Copyright: 1973 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Presence Africaine |
Required | 8.62 |
| Title: Ourika Author: de Duras, Claire Copyright: 1994 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: The Modern Language Association of America |
Required | 9.95 |
| Title: Between the World and Me Author: Coates, TA-Nehisi Copyright: 2015 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Spiegel and Grau |
Required | 12.92 |
| Title: Pigments/Nevralgigie Author: Damas, Leon Copyright: 2003 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Presence Africaine |
Required | 12.43 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |