Spring 2024 First-Year Writing (Barnard) BC1130 section 001

TALKING BACK

Call Number 00644
Day & Time
Location
TR 2:40pm-3:55pm
403 Barnard Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Pass/Fail
Approvals Required None
Instructor Alexandra P Watson
Type LECTURE
Course Description

Inspired by bell hooks's assertion that “moving from silence to speech is for the oppressed…a gesture of defiance that heals,” we read and write with attention to the power dynamics of speech and silence, of talking and talking back. Our literary and critical texts demand attention to the ways in which power shapes narrative, and narrative shapes power. We will think especially about how the oppressed, the colonized, the exploited, speak to and against erasure; and also how the marginalized create community by talking and talking back. The readings include literary works by Nella Larsen, Jamaica Kincaid, Toni Morrison, and Layli Long Soldier; and critical works by Frantz Fanon, Judith Butler, bell hooks, and others. The only book length work you will need is Toni Morrison’s Jazz (around $15 new).

Web Site Vergil
Department First-Year Writing @Barnard
Enrollment 16 students (15 max) as of 9:06AM Saturday, December 14, 2024
Subject First-Year Writing (Barnard)
Number BC1130
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Section key 20241FYWB1130X001