ENGL 330

Fall 2016 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 22-Dec 7

Slavery and Identity

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Credit: 3 hours.

Explores slavery in the Americas through its representation in literature over time. Using a variety of disciplinary approaches, we will look at the enslaved, the enslavers, and the middle merchants who facilitated the slave trade, and will examine the experience of slavery and the economic, political, religious, and scientific justifications used to maintain it. We will also examine the African cultural traditions from which the slaves emerged and the aspects of it that lent to creation of the new U.S. culture.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

Cultural Studies - US Minority

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ENGL 330 class schedule data for fall 2016
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	66192	Lecture-Discussion	M	9:30AM -10:45AM	TR	English Building	Wright, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/16-12/07/16 Degree Notes: Literature and the Arts, and US Minority Culture(s) course. Section Info: This course will explore slavery in the Americas through its representation in literature and film over time. Using a variety of disciplinary approaches, we will look at the enslaved, the enslavers, and the middle merchants who facilitated the slave trade, and will examine the experience of slavery and the economic, political, religious, and scientific justifications used to maintain it. The course will also examine the West African cultural traditions from which the slaves emerged and the aspects of it they were able to retain to create a new African-American—and, later, United States—culture.