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Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 41906
Lecture
St Paul: McNeely Hall 115
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
UG Core Literature/Writing
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
This course will explore the complex terrain of crime and mystery novels written by black authors and seek to understand the ways protagonists of these works occupy a unique and precarious position while attempting to negotiate a world in which notions of "criminality," "justice," and "morality" are highly contested and almost always dependent on who occupies the positions of power. We will also explore the ways that black criminality can offer a powerful indictment of the very laws and systems that seek to regulate it. Ultimately, we will consider the critiquing function of black detective, crime, and mystery novels and attempt to understand the world they construct for us as readers. Likely authors to be examined include Pauline Hopkins, Chester Himes, Walter Mosley, Barbara Neely, Ishmael Reed, and Percival Everett. This course satisfies the core Human Diversity requirement and the Diversity Literature distribution requirement for English majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 201, 202, 203, or 204.
4 Credits