Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2019
ENGL 398 001 (CRN: 13613)
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 (26-AUG-2019 - 6-DEC-2019)
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:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 9
Enrollment data as of: 10-DEC-2023 11:16AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
11-DEC-2019
2:00PM - 5:00PM W 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.