Spring 2024 Comparative Literature: English GU4201 section 001

POETRY OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

POETRY OF THE AFRICAN DIA

Call Number 12630
Day & Time
Location
MW 2:40pm-3:55pm
413 Kent Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Brent H Edwards
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course will focus on twentieth century poetry written by authors of African descent in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. The readings will allow us to cover some of the most significant poetry written during the major black literary movements of the century, including the Harlem Renaissance, Negritude, and the Black Arts movement. In particular, the course will be designed around a selection of books of poetry by black writers. We will thus spend a substantial amount of time reading each poet in depth, as well as discussing various strategies for constructing a volume of poetry: thematic or chronological arrangements, extended formal structures (suites, series, or montages), historical poetry, attempts to imitate another medium (particularly black music) in writing, etc. We will use the readings to consider approaches to the theorization of a diasporic poetics, as well as to discuss the key issues at stake in the tradition including innovation, the vernacular, and political critique.

Web Site Vergil
Department English and Comparative Literature
Enrollment 39 students (60 max) as of 9:05PM Monday, December 2, 2024
Subject Comparative Literature: English
Number GU4201
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20241CLEN4201W001