Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2017
ENGL 398 001 (CRN: 16578)
SLAVERY IN 20TH C. FILM & FICT
Long Title: SLAVERY IN 20TH CENTURY FILM AND FICTION
Department: English
Instructor: Waligora-Davis, Nicole
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR HRG 224 (21-AUG-2017 - 1-DEC-2017)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 9
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 25-SEP-2023 10:56AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
9-DEC-2017
9:00AM - 12:00PM S TBA TBA
Description: This course studies how twentieth century reconstructions of slavery in American literature and film engage contemporary anxieties regarding race, gender, sexuality, and national identity. These neo-slave narratives often critique modernity; challenge how we think about history, evidence, memory, and trauma; and trouble narrative conventions.