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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2023 |
| Registration ID | ENGLH361B001 |
| Course Title | The New Black Arts Movement: Expressive Culture after Nationalism |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | English |
| Instructor | Solomon,Asali |
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1370 While the literature of the Black Arts Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s has traditionally occupied a more tenuous place in the academy (in comparison with, say, slave narratives or the Harlem Renaissance), its influence as an aesthetic and a political sensibility resonates forcefully in contemporary African American literature and culture. This course will begin with an exploration of the literary achievements of BAM, and then move into contemporary literature and culture, charting the influence of the era. Among others, we will consider the following questions: do contemporary black artists think of themselves as participating in a nationalist movement of any kind? How do they portray and theorize African American identity? For whom do they write and with whom are they fighting? The requirements for this course are several short and informal response papers and three formal essays ranging from 5-10pp. Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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