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ENGL 2074 - Black US Writing: Writing Through the Colour Line

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2023

Ever since North American settlers started enslaving Africans to work their plantations, Black Americans have been leaving literary traces of their struggles behind. In this course we will be asking what it means for a literary heritage to have formed around a people whose ancestors were prohibited from learning the alphabet, and how this extraordinary tradition has managed to say (with Langston Hughes), ?America never was America to me.? By probing the most powerful lines of division and exclusion in the USA, Black writing has consistently shown that the `world?s greatest democracy? is undone from within by contradictions that white writers could never hope to capture. Can a minority speak the deepest truths of a national formation? This course answers, yes. It will ground students morally, politically and historically in the shaping forces behind a body of work that stands tall alongside the greatest world literatures. It will also help to explain the defining aesthetic qualities of this tradition, and shed light on `minority literatures? more generally.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code ENGL 2074
    Course Black US Writing: Writing Through the Colour Line
    Coordinating Unit English, Creative Writing, and Film
    Term Semester 2
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 3 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Prerequisites 9 Units of Level I study including ARTS 1101
    Assessment Online textual analysis 15%, In-class quizzes 15%, Scaffolded collaborative research essay and preparation 40%, Final examination 30%
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Professor Julian Murphet

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of major themes in African-American literature
    2. Analyse complex literary texts for social and political information
    3. Participate responsibly and ethically in class discussion on sometimes sensitive material
    4. Reflect historically on their personal reactions to literary texts
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    Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth

    Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.

    2

    Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving

    Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.

    1, 3, 4

    Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills

    Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.

    3, 4

    Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness

    Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.

    3, 4

    Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency

    Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.

    1, 3, 4

    Attribute 6: 最新糖心Vlogn Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency

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    N/A

    Attribute 7: Digital capabilities

    Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.

    3, 4

    Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence

    Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.

    2, 3, 4
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources


    1

    Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and the Slave Narrative

    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and selections from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    2

    W. E. B. Du Bois and the ‘Color Line’

    The Souls of Black Folk

    3

    Claude McKay: Militant Internationalism and the Harlem Renaissance

    Selected poems

    4

    Zora Neale Hurston and the Anthropological Gaze

    Their Eyes Were Watching God

    5

    Black Naturalism: Richard Wright

    Native Son

    6

    Appealing to the Liberal Centre: James Baldwin’s Essays

    The Fire Next Time

    7

    Limits to Lyricism: Gwendolyn Brooks and Audre Lorde

    Selected poems

    8

    Black Nationalism: Amiri Baraka and Sonia Sanchez

    Selected poems

    9

    Black Radicalism: Wanda Coleman, Last Poets, & Gil Scott-Heron

    Selected poems

    10

    Nobel Politics: Toni Morrison

    A Mercy

    11

    Micropolitics and Necropolitics: Claudia Rankine & M. NourbeSe Philip

    Citizen and selections from Zong!

    12

    Satire: Paul Beatty

    The Sellout
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    There will be 12 lectures, each around two hours long.

    There will be 12 1-hour seminar/tutorials over the duration of the course. These will be structured in a variety of ways. Generally, there will be opportunity for student group presentations; in-class activities; general discussion; and sporadic in-class assessment tasks.

    Discussion boards will be established where students can freely exchange ideas and opinions, moderated by the course coordinator.
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.


    WORKLOAD – SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING TOTAL HOURS

    6 hours reading per week 72 hours per semester
    2 hours research per week 24 hours per semester
    0.5 hours online engagement per week 6 hours per semester
    1.5 hours assignment preparation per week 18 hours per semester
    TOTAL = 156 hours per semester
    Learning Activities Summary
    WEEK

    LECTURE TOPIC

    TEXT(S)

    1

    Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and the Slave Narrative

    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and selections from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    2

    W. E. B. Du Bois and the ‘Color Line’

    The Souls of Black Folk

    3

    Claude McKay: Militant Internationalism and the Harlem Renaissance

    Selected poems

    4

    Zora Neale Hurston and the Anthropological Gaze

    Their Eyes Were Watching God

    5

    Black Naturalism: Richard Wright

    Native Son

    6

    Appealing to the Liberal Centre: James Baldwin’s Essays

    The Fire Next Time

    7

    Limits to Lyricism: Gwendolyn Brooks and Audre Lorde

    Selected poems

    8

    Black Nationalism: Amiri Baraka and Sonia Sanchez

    Selected poems

    9

    Black Radicalism: Wanda Coleman, Last Poets, & Gil Scott-Heron

    Selected poems

    10

    Nobel Politics: Toni Morrison

    A Mercy

    11

    Micropolitics and Necropolitics: Claudia Rankine & M. NourbeSe Philip

    Citizen and selections from Zong!

    12

    Satire: Paul Beatty

    The Sellout
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    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Short Written Assignment
    Weighting: 15%
    Due date: 18 AUGUST
    Task description: Students will complete short written assignment of the early part of the course, responding to details of style and voice in the texts. Individual feedback will be provided to each student via MyUni.

    Research Essay
    Weighting: 50%
    Due date: 27 OCTOBER
    Task description: Students will complete a major essay on a topic chosen from a list of provided questions. Individual feedback will be provided to each student via MyUni.

    Take-Home Examination
    Weighting: 35%
    Due date: 9 NOVEMBER
    Task description: Students will complete a take-home examination after the end of the course, in two parts worth equal amounts. Individual feedback will be provided to each student via MyUni.
    Assessment Detail
    Short Written Assignment
    Weighting: 15%
    Due date: 18 AUGUST
    Task description: Students will complete short written assignment of the early part of the course, responding to details of style and voice in the texts. Individual feedback will be provided to each student via MyUni.

    Research Essay
    Weighting: 50%
    Due date: 27 OCTOBER
    Task description: Students will complete a major essay on a topic chosen from a list of provided questions. Individual feedback will be provided to each student via MyUni.

    Take-Home Examination
    Weighting: 35%
    Due date: 9 NOVEMBER
    Task description: Students will complete a take-home examination after the end of the course, in two parts worth equal amounts. Individual feedback will be provided to each student via MyUni.
    Submission
    All written assignments to be submitted via Turnitin in the course MyUni portal.
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    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

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