Winter 2023
Meeting:
MW 3:30pm - 5:20pm / SIG 227
SLN:
10188
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
ENGL 318 A
Instructor:
Brittney Frantece
BLACK HORROR STUDIES -- BLACK
STUDIES
SCHOLARS ENGAGE BLACK LITERATURE TO
UNDERSTAND HOW FICTIONAL STORIES
COMMUNICATE BLACK LIFE, CULTURE AND
CONDITIONS IN THE PAST, PRESENT AND
FUTURE. IN THIS COURSE WE TAKE ON
WORK OF BLACK LITERARY SCHOLARS TO
UNDERSTAND WHY BLACK CULTURAL
PRODUCERS TURN TO HORROR STORIES TO
COMMUNICATE BLACKNESS.
Catalog Description:
Considers how generic forms and conventions have been discussed and distributed in the larger context of African American, or other African diasporic literary studies. Links the relationship between generic forms to questions of power within social, cultural, and historical contexts. Offered: jointly with ENGL 318; AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
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May 6, 2024 - 8:39 pm