English 182B - Introduction to African American Literature Knight

Institution:

Whitman College

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Description:

This course will examine African American literature from its roots in the antebellum slave narrative to 20th-century works wrestling with the problem of the "color-line." For whom - and to whom - do these authors presume to speak How are personhood, equality, racial identity, and gender constructed We will read fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry for their contributions to centuries-long questions about identity and art, cultural representation, and the struggle to belong in America. Authors may include Frederick Douglass, Pauline Hopkins, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and James Baldwin. Distribution area: humanities or alternative voice

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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