WRT (206) - Writing about African-American Literature and History ** available as of 01/01/2012

Institution:

Stony Brook University

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Description:

In this lecture course, we will read American Literature written by African-Americans and study that literature in its historical context. Readings will include works such as Frederick Douglass¿s Narrative, Harriet Wilson¿s Our Nig, William Wells Brown¿s Clotel, Charles Chesnutt¿s ¿The Sheriff¿s Children¿, W.E.B. Dubois¿s The Souls of Black Folk, Ida B. Wells¿s Lynch Law in all its Phases, James Weldon Johnson¿s Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, Langston Hughes¿s The Big Sea, Zora Neale Hurston¿s Their Eyes were Watching God, Richard Wright¿s Uncle Tom¿s Children, Chester Himes¿s Real Cool Killers, Alice Walker¿s The Color Purple, Toni Morrison¿s Beloved, and Walter Mosley¿s Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned. Literary readings will be supplemented by documents and essays that provide historical context. Students will write a one-page response to their reading for every class, and principles of thoughtful writing, including correct grammar, will be reinforced. There will be two tests and a final exam.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stonybrook.edu

Phone Number:

(631) 632-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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