230368 What's in a name? African American Women Writers (S) (SoSe 2015)

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“What’s in a Name? African American Women Writers”

This course will critically engage with the rhetorical oddities that surround the words “African” and “American” in the umbrella term “African America” and question the epistemology that frames our understanding of these denominations in the context of the American Hemisphere. Further, by reading texts by African American women from diverse nations in the western hemisphere, we will explore the meaning of Africa and America as the continents emerge in their writing, what it means to be African American and a woman in the Americas, and examine the questions these writers raise about sexuality, masculinity, family, resistance, and agency in a globalized world. Readings will include texts by, for instance, Carolina María de Jesus, Rebecca Walker, Edwidge Danticat, Luz Argentina Chiriboga, Mohja Kahf, Maryse Condé, Jamaica Kincaid, Dionne Brandt, María Elena Moyano.

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weekly Di 10:00-12:00 C01-258 07.04.-17.07.2015
one-time Di 8-12 C01-273 19.05.2015

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23-ANG-M-HM3 Hauptmodul 3: NorthAmerican Literatures and the Processes of Culture HM 3.1 NorthAmerican Literatures in Context Study requirement
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23-IAS-M-IAS4 North American Literature and the Processes of Culture Cultural and Literary Contact in the U.S.A. I Study requirement
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Cultural and Literary Contact in the U.S.A. II Study requirement
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23-IAS-M-IAS6 Advanced Studies of Literatures and Cultures of the Americas / Estudios avanzados de literaturas y culturas de las Américas NorthAmerican Literatures in Context Study requirement
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30-MGS-3_ver1 Hauptmodul 2: Sozialisation und Bildung Seminar 1 Study requirement
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Degree programme/academic programme Validity Variant Subdivision Status Semester LP  
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Master of Education (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) BaAngPM5; BaAngPM6   2/3  
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Master of Education (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) BaAngPM5; BaAngPM6   2/3  
Gender Studies / Master (Enrollment until SoSe 2013) Hauptmodul 1   3 (bei Einzelleistung 3 LP zusätzlich)  
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