Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0179 - Black Lit Texts & Contexts

A general study of writing and cultural production by and about black people from the earliest times to now. What has been and is being voiced by and about black people and black life? Who are black writers? What are some important themes and concerns in writing, film, and art by and about black people? What are the contexts for these themes and concerns? Of what value are they today, and how might they make us understand the world and inspire us? We will answer these questions and generate others by studying slave narratives, essays, speeches, novels, poems, film and art. Selections from Crossing the Danger Water, the anthology of black writing, and the Norton Anthology of African American Literature will be used to cover major periods. Authors include: Equiano, Walker, Douglass, Garnet, Delany, Northrup, Brown, Jacobs, Malcom X, Garvey, Hurston, King, Baldwin, Riggs, Sanchez, Williams, and Bell. Requirements: attendance, presentations, discussion posts, in-class discussion.

Culture, Humanities, and Languages Power, Community and Social Justice Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research In this course, students are expected to spend 8 hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time.