ENGL 381
Freedom Dreams, Afro-Futures & Visionary Fictions Spring 2022
Division I
Cross-listed AFR 380 / WGSS 380 / AMST 380 / STS 380
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In this course we will examine the various ways Black scholars, artists, & writers use science fiction and visionary fiction to imagine freedom and new world orders. We will focus on the role of history, particularly slavery, in the Black radical imagination. “Freedom” is the keyword throughout the course. We will grapple with the various and sometimes conflicting meanings and uses of freedom as it relates to blackness, gender, sexuality, class and ability. We will explore multiple forms of scholarship and cultural productions, including film, music, novels, short-stories, art, poetry, and other academic texts. All students will be asked to discover and develop their writerly voices through various critical, creative, experimental and performative assignments.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 20
Expected: 20
Class#: 3773
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: active participation, completion of various short assignments, one 5-page paper and one 7- to 10-page final paper
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies majors, then Africana Studies concentrators
Distributions: Division I
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AFR 380 Division II WGSS 380 Division II AMST 380 Division II STS 380 Division II ENGL 381 Division I
Attributes: WGSS Racial Sexual + Cultural Diversity Courses

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