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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2014
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COLL 212 001 (CRN: 13244)
BLACK MEN WRITING
Long Title: BLACK MEN WRITING ABOUT THEIR WORLD: DU BOIS, BALDWIN, AND THEIR HEIRS (WIESS)
Department: College Courses
Instructor: Byrd, Alexander
Meeting: 7:00PM - 8:59PM T (25-AUG-2014 - 5-DEC-2014)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 7
Enrollment data as of: 17-MAY-2024 2:57AM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Description: For Black men, what good are essays? This course explores the writerly activism, historical imagination, and the consequence of some of the best known work of W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, and several of their 21st century heirs. Taking cues from the subjects of the course, students will also get ample practice using the essay as a way to describe, analyze, and affect the contemporary black male condition. Permission of Instructor required.