English 133A
A.A. Literature: African American Literature and Culture Before 1917
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall 2008 | Wagner, Bryan
Wagner, Bryan |
MWF 2-3 | 206 Wheeler |
Other Readings and Media
Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings; David Walker, Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World; Frederick Douglass: The Narrative of the Life; Harriet Wilson, Our Nig; Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl; Frances E. W. Harper, Iola Leroy; Charles Chesnutt, The Marrow of Tradition; W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk; James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. There will also be a course reader with short works by Lucy Terry, Phillis Wheatley, Nat Turner, Maria Stewart, Sojourner Truth, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Booker T. Washington, and Pauline Hopkins.
Description
A survey of major African American writers in the context of slavery and its immediate aftermath. There will be weekly writing, a midterm, two essays, and a final exam.
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