2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 25, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENG 1700 - Afrofuturism


This course traces the speculative strain in 20th and 21st century African American literature, music, film, and visual art. The course is designed to help students refine their theoretical approaches to the study of the second wave of Afrofuturism and the Black Speculative tradtion, and to help sharpen and broaden their critical thinking and analytical faculties through a study of selected works. During the course, students will evaluate the work of W.E.B.Du Bois, Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, Colson Whitehead, Janelle Monae, Sun ra, Outksat, Kara Walkeer, and Marvel’s Black Panther.

Anticipated Terms Offered: 201905