Slavery's Optic Glass: The First Century of African American Literature

ENGL 1901C S01 [CRN: 25435]

Considering the epistemological impact of slavery on nineteenth-century American culture, how does the "peculiar institution" initiate and revitalize literary genres, and extend its aesthetic and cultural influence beyond the Civil War? This course ranges from the poetry of Wheatley to Dunbar's Sport of the Gods, and pays particular attention to the canonical literature of the American Anti-Slavery movement. DVPS
Course Syllabus
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Term
Spring 2013
Credit Hours
1.0
Maximum Enrollment
40
Course Attributes
Diversity Perspectives
Primary Instructor
Meetings
4:00 pm - 6:20 pm Thu - from Jan 23, 2013 to May 17, 2013
Exam Group Code
15 (May 15, 2013 9:00am)