Summer 2005

Course: ENGL203, Section 31: Historical Approaches to Literature--Slavery and Literature
Teacher: Professor Fenobia I. Dallas
Classroom: Science East, Room 225
Days and time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 p.m. to 5:35 p.m.
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. To 2:30 p.m., and by appointment.

The course catalog lists ENGL 203 as:
Historical Approaches to Literature (3). Study of the relationships between works of literature and their historical and cultural contexts. This communication-intensive course may involve study of historically influential works, or study of the development of specific bodies of literature in particular cultural or historical contexts. (The title in the Course Schedule will reflect the specific subject matter of the course.) The prerequisite is ENGL 111.

This course was previously taught from the viewpoint of the economic and social enslavement of Africans in the United States. However, we will explore “slavery” from the perspectives of labor slavery (Dickens’ Hard Times), “minority” slavery (Jones’ The Known World), cultural slavery (Walters’ Ghost Singer), and mental slavery (Butler’s Pattermaster) within historical, economic, political, religious, and cultural contexts.

The various sections of the syllabus are located at the links below. Please contact me by e-mail at "fidallas@svsu.edu" or office telephone at 964.4627 (on-campus extension 4627) should you have further questions after reading the syllabus.

Changes to the syllabus will be made to accommodate class needs as necessary. These changes will be reflected in the online syllabus.