AFR 166
Politics and Prose: Invisible Man in Historical Context Spring 2017
Division II Writing Skills Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed HIST 166 / AMST 166
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“I am an invisible man.” So begins Ralph Ellison’s treatise on black life in the U.S. in the middle of the 20th century. Ellison’s book Invisible Man appeared in 1952, won the National Book Award, and secured a prominent place in the canons of both American and African American arts and letters. Often studied for its literary crafting and for the ways it echoes the work of classic American writers, Invisible Man iterates the black past as it affects its protagonist. This course brings readings in black sociology, anthropology, law, literature, political science, education, folk-life, and music to bear on its examination of the novel and its historical themes, including debates among black ideologues and leaders; links between culture and protest; processes of black migration, urbanization, and community development.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 15
Class#: 3502
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: class participation and 5 papers
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: first-year students, and then sophomores who have not previously taken a 100-level seminar
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AFR 166 Division II HIST 166 Division II AMST 166 Division II
Attributes: AMST Arts in Context Electives
AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
HIST Group F Electives - U.S. + Canada

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