ENLT 2513 Major Authors of American Literature: Race and PerformancePosted in Course Offerings, Literary/Artistic Criticism, Media Archive, Passing, United States on 2015-01-20 01:36Z by Steven |
ENLT 2513 Major Authors of American Literature: Race and Performance
University of Virginia
Spring 2015
Sarah Ingle, Lecturer
This course will explore representations of race and performance in American literature and culture from the eighteenth century to the present. We will examine cultural phenomena such as blackface minstrel shows, stories of racial “passing,” and a variety of texts (plays, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction) that depict the complex relationship between race and identity in American culture. Authors will include Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, William Wells Brown, Herman Melville, Charles Chesnutt, James Weldon Johnson, Nella Larsen, Zitkala-Sa, Sui Sin Far, Onoto Watanna, David Henry Hwang, and Suzan Lori-Parks. Course requirements will include three essays, weekly informal reading responses, active class participation, and a final exam.
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