ENGL 559

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Seminar Afro-American Lit

Credit: 4 hours.

May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite: One college course devoted entirely to an aspect of American literature or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 559 class schedule data for spring 2015
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	39298	Lecture-Discussion	R	1:00PM -2:50PM	R	113 English Building	Freeburg, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/15-05/06/15 Section Info: Topic Section R: The Idea of Black Culture This course investigates black culture and performance from the Reconstruction era to World War II. We will begin with by looking at how the remnants of West African music, folklore, and religion shape black art forms like the spirituals, blues, jazz, and the black pulpit. Through the course we will analyze how various writings from the ethnographic journal of Thomas Higginson to the paintings of Henry Tanner to the novels of Zora Hurston reveal how institutions shape black life and likewise how black artists see themselves as challenging oppressive institutional constraints. The robust history of black culture is also crucial to most notions of black politics. The final course emphasis will draw on recent debates by literary critics and cultural theorists over the political uses of black culture. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.