NOTE: COURSE READINGS REVISED 2/21/12 BEGINNING WITH WEEK 14
Week 1
Mon, Jan 9- Course introduction, review syllabus
Wed, Jan 11- W.E.B DuBois (“Talented Tenth”) and Booker T. Washington (blog)
Fri, Jan 13- Locke and DuBois (“Criteria of Negro Art”) (blog)
Week 2
Mon, Jan 16- NO CLASS; Martin Luther King holiday
Wed, Jan 18- Cane, pages 13-17 and 69-78
Fri, Jan 20- Schuyler and Hughes “The Negro Artist” (blog)
Week 3
Mon, Jan 23- Hughes (poems) and Cullen (blog)
Wed, Jan 25- Brown (blog)
Fri, Jan 27- Field trip
Week 4
Mon, Jan 30- Their Eyes Were Watching God
Wed, Feb 1- Their Eyes Were Watching God
Fri, Feb 3- Their Eyes Were Watching God
NOTE: Fri, Feb 3, is the deadline to withdraw from any class without a WF
Week 5
Mon, Feb 6- Brooks (blog)
Wed, Feb 8- Hughes (blog)
Fri, Feb 10- A Raisin in the Sun (first half)
Week 6
Mon, Feb 13- A Raisin in the Sun (second half)
Wed, Feb 15- Film
Fri, Feb 17- Film
Week 7
Mon, Feb 20- Dutchman
Wed, Feb 22- Hayden (blog)
Fri, Feb 24- Randall (blog)
Week 8
Mon, Feb 27- Baldwin (blog)
Wed, Feb 29- Wright (blog)
Fri, Mar 2- Invisible Man
March 5-9 SPRING BREAK
Week 10
Mon, Mar 12- Invisible Man
Wed, Mar 14- Invisible Man
Fri, Mar 16- Invisible Man
Week 11
Mon, Mar 19- King (blog), begin Malcolm X
Wed, Mar 21- Malcolm X
Fri, Mar 23- Malcolm X
Week 12
Mon, Mar 26- Coming of Age in Mississippi
Wed, Mar 28- Coming of Age in Mississippi
Fri, Mar 30- Coming of Age in Mississippi
Week 13
Mon, Apr 2- Short paper (close reading) due by class time
Wed, Apr 4- Komunyakaa and King (blog)
Fri, Apr 6- Madhubuti and Dove (blog)
Week 14
Mon, Apr 9- The Known World
Wed, Apr 11- The Known World
Fri, Apr 13- The Known World
Week 15
Mon, Apr 16- Walker (blog), Morrison (blog)
Wed, Apr 18- Smith (blog), Tretheway (blog)
Fri, Apr 20- Kenan (blog)
Week 16
Mon, Apr 23-Annotated bibliography/research proposal due in class
Wed, Apr 25- Writing workshop in class
Fri, Apr 27- Draft of final paper due, peer review in class
LAST DAY OF CLASS APRIL 30
FINAL PAPER DUE MAY 2 BY MIDNIGHT VIA EMAIL
