ENG 205 NEW WORLD BLACK MASCULINITIES

NEW WORLD BLACK MASCULINITIES

An exploration of how writers and thinkers have approached and conceived the intertwining of blackness and maleness. The course proposes a literary genealogy for black masculinities in the metaphorical New World, considering how these are constructed in the context of empire. Authors may include David Walker, Ida B. Wells, Junot Díaz, and Jericho Brown.