Spring 2020  |  AFRO 1023W Section 001: Introduction to African World Literature (65406)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 435
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Childhood is a time of intense growth and dramatic change; of rapid physical, mental and emotional development. It is a time of discovering, experiencing, exploring; of exuberant curiosity and creativity. It is a state characterized by play and activity, innocence and wonder, surprise and delight. But childhood can also be a time of great confusion and uncertainty; of doubt, turmoil and anxiety. Through select pieces of short fiction, prose, essays and cinematic works, we will analyze the popularity of the coming-of-age genre (or bildungsroman) as a primary mode of formative response within the African world literary tradition. We will consider how the autobiographical or semi-autobiographical story, told by a narrator who is growing up and becoming conscious of their body, their familial and wider social surroundings, their emotions, their very identity, dramatizes the cultural, political, and historical contexts in which it is set. Through our exploration of socialization as a thematic component of the bildungsroman, we will examine how "coming-of-age" comes to represent something very different for boys and for girls.
Class Description:
Welcome to AFRO 1023W! This course seeks to offer a dynamic and exciting exploration of literary voices from Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Through selected texts and authors, we will study short fiction, prose and visual works which examine thematic concerns such as slavery, post-(neo)-colonialism and the global politics of knowledge production. Special attention will be given to the formation of personal and collective cultural identities, racial, gender, and class dynamics within specific cultural and social historical contexts.
Grading:
35% Reports/Papers
15% Quizzes
15% Written Homework
10% In-class Presentations
25% Class Participation
Class Format:
40% Lecture
20% Film/Video
25% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
5% Student Presentations
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65406/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 November 2014

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