AFRICANA STUDIES 467 - Call and Response. Spring 2009

Institution:

Franklin and Marshall College

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Description:

Explores the construction and representation of African American identities in literature and music through call and response. The dialogic possibilities (between the oral and the literary, the performer and the audience, the individual and the community, etc) of call and response makes it the major medium African American writers employ to engage in the conversation on the discourses of black identities as (re)produced via various musical genres such as the Spirituals, Jazz, Blues, Rap, among others. Same as ENG 467. Permission required. Bernard

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.FANDM.EDU

Phone Number:

(717) 291-3911

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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