Memoir and Memory

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

First-person narratives, from the epistolary form to the personal essay to the memoir, have been central to how Black intellectuals communicate within the broader tradition of Black Studies. This course examines various first-person narratives to understand how these works speak beyond the individual to place, space, time, and memory. It is concerned with how Black memoirs signify on Black Studies and Black life, providing another methodological window into some of the field’s primary concerns.