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Advanced Seminar
WiSe 17/18: Blackness in Contemporary Diasporic Fiction
Dominique Haensell
Comments
Recently, the global literary marketplace has been flushed with narratives by young authors of African descent. While these bestselling authors have been equally praised for providing a “fresh” perspective on the African continent, as for their cosmopolitan or transnational sensibilities, it is remarkable that most works are predominantly set, produced and received in a US context, oftentimes illustrating what Louis Chude-Sokei has called the “category crisis” of the “Newly Black Americans”. In this class, we will look at some of the most popular writing by “Afropolitan” authors and explore how the shifting role of Africa in the global black imaginary determines the oftentimes tense negotiations of race, nationality and black identity between the so called old and new diaspora. Primary readings will include novels, essays and short stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Yaa Gyasi and Taiye Selasi. close
15 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Tue, 2017-10-17 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2017-10-24 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2017-11-07 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2017-11-14 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2017-11-21 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2017-11-28 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2017-12-05 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2017-12-12 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2017-12-19 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2018-01-09 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2018-01-16 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2018-01-23 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2018-01-30 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2018-02-06 12:00 - 14:00
Tue, 2018-02-13 12:00 - 14:00