| Course Title: Courses in Francophone Studies: 'Revisiting the Negritude Movement: Origins, Evolution, and Relevance' |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| 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 , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , 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 |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Seminar | Tuesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | CIRU - Ciruti | 123 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: Two of the following courses: FREN-215, FREN-219, FREN-225. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| CRPE0001 | CRPE-1: CRPE - Major Pathway/Minor | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE major pathway and the CRPE minor. |
| CRPE0002 | CRPE-2: Africana Studies - Major Pathway/Minor | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE Africana Studies major pathway and the CRPE Africana Studies minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 11 | Available: 7 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Ourika Author: De Duras, Claire Copyright: 1994 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: MLA |
Required | 12.00 |
| Title: Oeuvre poétique Author: Senghor, Léopold Sédar Copyright: 1990 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Seuil |
Required | 20.00 |
| Title: Cahier d'un retour au pays natal Author: Césaire, Aimé Copyright: 1939 Edition: 83 Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Présence Africaine |
Required | 12.00 |
| Title: Discours sur le colonialisme Author: Césaire, Aimé Copyright: 1955 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Présence Africaine |
Required | 12.00 |
| Title: Pigments/Névralgies Author: Damas, Léon G. Copyright: 2003 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Présence Africaine |
Required | 15.00 |
| Title: Coups de pilon Author: Diop, David Copyright: 1961 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Présence africaine |
Required | 8.00 |
| Title: Between the World and Me Author: Coates, TA-Nehisi Copyright: 2015 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Spiegel &Grau |
Required | 12.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |