English 66 - Literature from the Mid-Seventeenth Century to the End of the Nineteenth Century

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Dartmouth College

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08F: 12 In 08F at 12 (section 1), Black Atlantic ( Identical to African and African American Studies 63). "Black London" and "Black Atlantic" denote African and Slave presence in Europe and the Caribbean Islands. From Aphra Beh n's Oroo noko about a kidnapped African prince in the 17th century to John Stedman's account of a slave rebellion in Surinam in the late 18th century, literature is rich with accounts of the British African population and the Caribbean middle passage. This course offers a new intimate view of these events and areas of conflict. Among other rea dings The Two Princes of Ca labar is a history of two African princes who traveled through Europe in the 18th century, Equi ano's Interesting Nar rative tells the life of a slave who bought his freedom and became a sailor. The course will also use the films Burn, with Marlon Brando, about a slave rebellion in the Caribbea n, and Middle Pa ssage, an unusual French view of the slave trade. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. Course Group II. CA tags National Traditions and Countertraditions, Multicultural and Colonial/Postcolonial St udies. Cosg

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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