Introduction to Literature: Writing of the Black Diaspora

3 units

FOR MECC STUDENTS, ONLY. This course traces continuities between literature, culture, and political theory in the Black Atlantic, focusing especially on writers from the Caribbean across the twentieth century. We will come to understand the Black Atlantic as a locus for modernity, a historical site of hybridity and violence, and a cultural formation that continues to disrupt and provoke political and aesthetic status quos. Our readings will span history, political theory, literature, ethnography, lyric, and theatrical works. Assignments will include brief written reflections and a final paper focusing on a particular author covered in the course.