Course Catalog - 2020-2021

     

ENGL 399 - THE BLACK IMAGINARY

Long Title: THE BLACK IMAGINARY: 1775-PRESENT
Department: English
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course addresses some of the leading questions that shaped black writings and expressive culture in the United States from the late 18th century forward. Our readings will include Wheatley, Walker, Delany, Douglass, Du Bois, Ellison, Baldwin, King, Malcolm X, Morrison, Percival Everett, and early and contemporary films and music.
Course URL: http://www.english.rice.edu