ASRC 1830

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ASRC 1830
FWS: Black Expatriate Writing

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

We will examine the phenomenon of the global dimensions of post-World War II African American struggles for equality through the writings of black expatriates in Europe and Africa, and the international presence of black performing artists and intellectuals, as well. We will examine the work of several figures, including James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Maya Angelou, Josephine Baker, Paul Robeson, Malcolm X and Julian Mayfield

When Offered Spring.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17635 ASRC 1830   SEM 101

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  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.