ENGL 258 - August Wilson: The Century Cycle

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
African American Studies, Comparative American Studies, Comparative Literature, Theater
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT

August Wilson’s cycle of plays set in each decade of the 20th century is the most ambitious dramatic project depicting the African American experience, and this course surveys the cycle with a critically “syncretic” approach. We will supplement readings of the plays with (self-identified) primary influences on Wilson’s work – Baraka, Blues, Borges, Bearden – in order to describe the unique sense of form and ritual he brings to the collective project of representing the black experience. American, Diversity, Post-1900. Field trips required.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: G. Johns
Prerequisites & Notes
For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “200-Level Courses.”