AMST 344
When Harlem was in Vogue Spring 2017
Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed ENGL 334 / AFR 335
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This course will examine the aesthetics and politics of the first modern African American cultural movement, known today as the Harlem Renaissance. In our readings of key literary texts by authors such as Alain Locke, Jessie Fauset, Zora Neale Hurston, Eric Walrond, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Nella Larsen, and Jean Toomer, we will discuss both the national and global contexts of so-called “New Negro Writing.” Furthermore, we will trace the heated debates between Harlem’s leading intellectuals and artists on the definitions of Black art, the themes and language most appropriate to “race literature” (as well as those seen as least appropriate to it), the responsibilities of the Black artist and his or her position vis-à-vis American and world literature. This course fulfills the EDI requirement by examining the relationship between race and canon-making in the early twentieth century.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 25
Expected: 19
Class#: 3984
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: 3 response papers (4-5, 5-6 and 6-7 pages) during the course of the semester; students will also prepare in-class presentations and participate in discussion
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: a 100-level ENGL course, or a score of 5 on the AP English Literature exam, or a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB English exam
Enrollment Preferences: English Majors
Distributions: Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes: Distribution Notes: meets Division 1 requirement if registration is under ENGL; meets Division 2 requirement if registration is under AFR or AMST
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ENGL 334 Division I AMST 344 Division II AFR 335 Division II
Attributes: ENGL Literary Histories C

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