| Title: | Slave Literature |
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| Course Section Number: | ENG-360-01 |
| Department: | English |
| Description: | Cross List: ENG-360 = BLS-300. The goal of the course is simple. We will N.K. Jemisin's The Broken Earth Trilogy! We will, also, view a few film/TV productions on slavery. Well, I guess we'll do a bit more than read and view these works, we will discuss them. Deeply. Students will probe and prod various modes of cultural productions in order to understand how slavery is being presented in our "post-slavery world." Is the representation of slavery in these works didactic, political, or moralistic? Moreover, are they "true"? If the truth of enslavement can be found in these works then what is the use of such truth for us today? In short, what are these books doing for (or to) the reader (us)? We will read and discuss materials populated with characters living in worlds where non-free and free persons struggle together and against forces and circumstances that they themselves didn't create but, rather, still are deeply committed to for good or ill. Because we are students of literature or, perhaps, despite this, we will deplore the tradecraft of literary criticism. Historical criticism, Deconstructionist, Marxist, Feminist, and Black literary theory are some of the tools used to tease out the meanings embedded within texts. We will use tools such as these in our readings and discussions. Prerequisites: one ENG course from Wabash. This course will satisfy the Diversity Requirement for the PPE major. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 20, 2020 |
| End Date: | May 9, 2020 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/21/2020-05/07/2020 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 02:40PM - 03:55PM, Center Hall, Room 215
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| Faculty: | Lake, Tim |
| Requisite Courses: | 1 credit from ENG at Wabash. |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 30 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 2 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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