Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0213 - Reading Novels

Stories guide our lives. They teach us how to make meaning and how to make sense of meaning. In this course, we will read. We will read twenty-first century novels by African American authors and consider how they make meaning and how this meaning comes to represent our individual, collective and national stories. We'll consider the following questions: What is a story? What makes a story? How does meaning inform our reading of stories or our telling? Authors may include: Toni Morrison, Kiese Laymon, Jesmyn Ward, D. Watkins, Chimamanda Adichie.

Culture, Humanities, and Languages Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research In this course, students can expect to spend 6 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.