ENG 412 - Adv:Slavery/ Land of the Free

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

English

Description:

This course will focus on the role of slavery in the American imagination from the late 18th century through the present day, examining the issue from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. Students will read an array of African American slave narratives--autobiographies written during a time in which laws not only forbade slave literacy but also denied slaves fully human status. They will also examine portrayals of slavery in a contemporary novel, a film, and the visual arts. Interpreting these sources in conversation with readings in Enlightenment philosophy and U.S. and African American history, students will explore how slavery was defined, debated, represented, and resisted in American culture. The course will be taught as a seminar, meeting once a week for a discussion of the assigned material. It is open to all majors.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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