AMST0259A-S21
Re-Presenting Slavery
Re-Presenting Slavery
In this course we will examine 20th century American portrayals of chattel slavery through creative works and situate them in their historical contexts. Working primarily with fiction (Oxherding Tale, Kindred, The Underground Railroad), film (Mandingo, Django Unchained, Twelve Years a Slave), television (Roots, Africans in America, Underground), and visual art (works by Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, and Kara Walker), we will evaluate how those various representations of the “Peculiar Institution” have changed, and/or have been changed, by the cultural moments in which they appeared. This course may also be counted as a general elective or REC elective for the ENAM major. 3 hrs lect.
In this course we will examine 20th century American portrayals of chattel slavery through creative works and situate them in their historical contexts. Working primarily with fiction (Oxherding Tale, Kindred, The Underground Railroad), film (Mandingo, Django Unchained, Twelve Years a Slave), television (Roots, Africans in America, Underground), and visual art (works by Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, and Kara Walker), we will evaluate how those various representations of the “Peculiar Institution” have changed, and/or have been changed, by the cultural moments in which they appeared. This course may also be counted as a general elective or REC elective for the ENAM major. 3 hrs lect.
- Term:
- Spring 2021
- Location:
- Online Course ONL(ONLINE ONL)
- Schedule:
- 10:20am-11:10am on Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Feb 24, 2021 to May 21, 2021)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Course Modality:
- Scheduled Online
- Instructors:
- William Nash
- Subject:
- American Studies
- Department:
- Program in American Studies
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- AMR ART HIS NOR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- BLST0259A-S21
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22622
- Subject Code:
- AMST
- Course Number:
- 0259
- Section Identifier:
- A