English 347 - Contemporary African American Fiction

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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Description:

This course is a study of humor in modern and contemporary African American fiction. Borrowing the Freudian concept of wit, we will examine selected literary treatments of racialism in America. Novels include George Schuyler's Black No More, Wesley Brown's Darktown Strutters, Charles Johnson's Middle Passage, Dorothy West's The Living is Easy and Andrea Lee's Sarah Phillips. Limited to junior and senior English majors and minors. (Deyonne Bryant)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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