HIST 166
Politics and Prose: Invisible Man in Historical Context Spring 2014
Division II Writing Skills Exploring Diversity Initiative
Cross-listed AMST 166 / AFR 166
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“I am an invisible man.” So begins Ralph Ellison’s treatise on black life in the United States in the middle of the twentieth 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 examines the novel and its themes in historical context: debates among black ideologues and leaders; links between culture and protest; and effects of black migration and urbanization. In addition to the novel the course also includes readings in black sociology, anthropology, law, literature, political science, education, folklife, and music.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 15
Class#: 3624
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation: frequent short assignments, building toward longer essays and a final paper; final evaluation will be based on these assignments and class participation
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: first-year or sophomore standing; juniors or seniors with permission of the instructor
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:
AMST 166 Division II AFR 166 Division II HIST 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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