AMCV 0150E - No Bottom and No Top: The Geographics of African American Literature

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Brown University

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Description:

This course examines space and place in African American literature and culture. From the north-south trajectory of slave narratives, to novels that highlight the experiences of migrants in the city, to films about urban trauma (racist violence like the Tulsa "race riot" and the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia), we will analyze the uses to which black cultural workers have put architecture and geography.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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