At the same time, African or Caribbean characters are still primarily relagated to the background, a background that usually is anglophone. Questions of representations of the African continent, of the Caribbean, of a search for historical and cultural roots and specificities will be examined. This is a discussion seminar, not a lecture course. Regular student attendance and classroom participation are therefore required. Screenings take place in class, follwed by an hour discussion.
Readings fall due on the same day.
A course pack of required readings is on sale in Room 11-004. Occasionally, you will have some photocopied articles handed out in class, for which you will be charged 5 cents per page at the end of the semester. Suggested topics will be handed out before papers are due. All papers should be typed, double-spaced, following either the MLA Style Manual or the Chicago Manual of Style. Cinemas of the Black Diaspora.