Goucher College 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Apr 30, 2024  
Goucher College 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

LIT 275 - Literature of the Harlem Renaissance (4 Cr.)

(GCR RPP) (LER-TXT AND DIV)
Poetry and Fiction conventionally assigned to the Harlem Renaissance. Authors include Hughes, Hurston, Cullen, McKay, and others. Discussion of the delineation of the movement’s boundaries, both temporally and by subject, the construction and reconstruction of a racial identity, and the tension between a progressive literary movement and the “masses” it would represent. The approach will be interdisciplinary. Fulfills American studies elective. Prerequisite: WRT 181  or instructor’s permission. Fall semester. Robinson.