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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course explores the form, content, and historical context of various works of fiction specifically through the thematic lens of "dysfunctional families." We will focus primarily on questions pertaining to the structure, language, story, and characters of these fictional works.
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- literature
- mary shelley
- nathaniel hawthorne
- e. m. forster
- toni morrison
- arundhati roy
- james baldwin
- virginia woolf
- cristina garcia
- flannery o?connor
- william faulkner
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course explores the metaphorical, historical, social, and psychological value of ghosts in the American novel. Using the theme of "haunting" as a flashpoint for class discussion and a thematic center for our readerly attention, this course examines the American novel in the context of the various histories which might be said to haunt
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- literature
- nathaniel hawthorne
- harriet beecher stowe
- henry james
- william faulkner
- maxine hong kingston
- cormac mccarthy
- toni morrison
- louise erdrich
- philip roth
- edward p. jones
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course explores the ways in which various American artists view race and class as performed or performable identities. Discussions will focus on some of the following questions: What does it mean to act black, white, privileged, or underprivileged? What do these artists suggest are the implications of performing (indeed playing at or w
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- literature
- race
- class
- racial identity
- ethnicity
- gender
- class status
- privilege
- performance
- passing
- mark twain
- bell hooks
- toni morrison
- james weldon johnson
- charles chestnut
- nella larsen
- black like me
- george schuyler
- black no more
- suzan-lori parks
- toi derricotte
- philip roth
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This class is an interdisciplinary survey that explores the experiences of people of African descent through the overlapping approaches of history, literature, anthropology, legal studies, media studies, performance, linguistics, and creative writing. It connects the experiences of African Americans and of other American minorities, focusin
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- music and theater arts
- black studies
- new york city
- interdisciplinary
- multimedia
- drama
- dance
- fiction
- poetry
- documentary
- visual art
- harlem renaissance
- black panther party
- racism
- slavery
- black arts
- black power
- ethnic identity
- segregation
- boston
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