Nat Turner , ed. Titles underlined are also accessible electronically through the web. One paper must concern itself with literature from before 1865. A list of suggested paper topics will be circulated in class. For those choosing this option the deadlines are October 2, October 16, November 6, November 27, and December 4.
Texts are accessible on the web-posted syllabus by simply clicking underlined authors or titles.
Students with a good reading knowledge in other languages may wish to work on texts written in Latin, French, Dutch, Portuguese, or Arabic. Since this class places a special emphasis on Equiano and Chesnutt, students are encouraged to submit at least one paper each on those two authors. The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales. Duke University Press, 1993. The Wife of His Youth, And Other Stories of the Color Line.