非裔美國文學閱讀
Readings in African American Literature
| 節 | 週四 |
|---|---|
5 13:20–14:10 | 非裔美國文學閱讀 F203 3 節連堂 |
6 14:20–15:10 | |
7 15:30–16:20 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
Course Description and Objectives This course is designed to explore African American texts in contexts of the long struggle for recognition during the era of legalized slavery and the era of slave trading and the subsequent culture of economic and socio-cultural suppression of African Americans. The focus is on not only rectifying historically drawn out fallacies and stereotypes but also on analyzing the various strategies and tactics that have been used by African American writers over the last two centuries to better understand narratives and poetics of resistance and struggle, and assess in our discussions how they are various effective. What does affiliation and alliance-making within and beyond African communities achieve? What rhetorics of authenticity or innovation emerge in given contexts? How do writers capture sympathy for the point-of-view characters and make change visible or possible? How do words index worlds, and who is where in such worlds? Do we read ironic satire, solemn plea, or emboldened assertion? Genres explored range from slave narratives to contemporary confessions to experimental poetry.
No prerequisites other than advanced English reading and research writing skills. Undergraduates are also welcome.
Seminar (lecture, student presentations, discussion). Analyzing fiction, prose, poetry, plays and hybrid experimental writing in historical contexts.
Contribution to class discussion of readings: 25% Presentation on an original topic: 25% Leading class discussion on assigned reading: 25% Final Project (original research essay): 25% Attendance: -2 from final grade for each unexcused absence.
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Introduction to course Overview of issues in African American history and literature |
| 第 2 週 | *Fredrick Douglass, Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass |
| 第 3 週 | *Annie l. Burton (and others), Women’s Slave Narratives |
| 第 4 週 | Meta DuEwa Jones, “Langston Hughes on the (Jazz) Record” Langston Hughes, poetry |
| 第 5 週 | *Richard Wright, Black Boy, and criticism. |
| 第 6 週 | *James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time |
| 第 7 週 | *Toni Morrison, Beloved |
| 第 8 週 | Richard Wright’s haiku (handouts), and excerpts from Black Power |
| 第 9 週 | Harryette Mullen, prose and poetry selection, including Urban Tumbleweed (a tanka collection) |
| 第 10 週 | *Claudia Rankine, Citizen Amiri Baraka, “Somebody Blew Up America,” other poems, prose, and a short play. |
| 第 11 週 | *W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk |
| 第 12 週 | Fred Moten, excerpts from consent not to be a single being (the trilogy Black and Blur, Stolen Life, and The Universal Machine) |
| 第 13 週 | *Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower (1) |
| 第 14 週 | Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower (2), and criticism |
| 第 15 週 | Samuel Delany, Dhalgren (excerpt) |
| 第 16 週 | Student Presentations |
Students are encouraged to purchase the books* (marked by asterisks in the course schedule) ahead of class, to avoid delays in delivery due to the pandemic: Suggested best value (to my knowledge) is bookdepository.com, which includes discounts and free shipping overseas and is generally cheaper than Amazon. If you can find these book in Taiwan, that would be best; for instance, perhaps try these first: https://smallbooks.com.tw/; https://www.books.com.tw; https://www.bookman.com.tw/. Purchase any edition available. Let me know of any out-of-print or difficult-to-obtain works among these so that I can make arrangements. Older texts may also be found at Gutenberg.org or other websites providing open access to works no longer copyrighted. Other texts (not marked by asterisks in the schedule) will be made available in brief selections provided by the professor.
- 地點
- HC 415
- 時間
- Wednesdays 1:20-4:20 pm
- 聯絡方式
- interpoetics@gmail.com; brink@nctu.edu.tw; x58115