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| Semester: | Fall 2024 |
| Number: | 0101-311-001 |
| Instructor: | Patricia Lespinasse |
| Days: | Monday Wednesday 11:00 am - 11:50 am |
| Note: | Hybrid Online/In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - Levermore Hall 309 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Status: | This Course is Filled to Capacity |
| Notes: |
Blended, Friday Online Asynchronous, Monday And Wednesday In Person |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Students will examine literary, visual, and musical texts from the period of the Harlem Renaissance and Negritude Movement that originated in Paris and helped define African American identity. Students will explore the social, cultural, and discursive forces at work, and the global impact on Black artistic innovation. |
| Learning Goals: |
Students will be able to: Describe the literary themes of the period of The Harlem Renaissance and Negritude Movement from the period of 1910s-1950 Identify major authors and works in the period Articulate the broader social, political, and economic contexts of African American and African Diaspora writing Understand how and why Black writers turn to different genres, including poetry, the novel, the essay, drama, and the short story Develop close-reading skills for literary texts and musical lyrics *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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