32214
Seminar
History and Memory in 20th and 21st Century African American Literature
Stefanie Müller
Kommentar
Since its earliest expressions, African American literature has always sought to give testimony as well as to add to collective and cultural memory. African American artists, and literary writers in particular, have consistently striven to expand this archive through their autobiographical and their imaginative work, adding diverse voices and stories, and challenging and resisting master narratives. In this class, we will focus on texts that do this type of culture and memory work at the end of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first century, in particular but not limited to the neo-slave narrative. We will have the opportunity to learn more about two generations of writers: those who came of age as artists during the Civil Rights era, such as Toni Morrison, as well as those that are frequently included in the Post-Soul Generation, such as Colson Whitehead. Our discussion will focus on how writers approached history and historiography as well as memory in their works, which includes issues such as what counts as official history, whose voices get heard and whose don’t, or what is the relationship between individual and collective memory. To better understand these issues and their literary treatment, we will draw on non-fiction as well as theoretical writings on slavery, memory, and aesthetics. Schließen
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