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This is the sec­ond se­mes­ter first-year writ­ing course in a two-course se­quence fo­cused on writ­ing, rhetoric, analy­sis, trans­fer, genre aware­ness, and re­search-based writ­ing.

This is the second semester first-year writing course in a two-course sequence focused on writing, rhetoric, analysis, transfer, genre awareness, and research-based writing.

This course fo­cuses on lit­er­a­ture, schol­arly writ­ing, and films that ex­am­ine specif­i­cally the role(s) of girls and women, both na­tion­ally and in­ter­na­tion­ally, and de­ter­mines whether women them­selves or oth­ers (ex­ter­nal forces, in­di­vid­u­als, or so­cial sys­tems) con­struct de­f­i­n­i­tions of wom­an­hood. The course uti­lizes texts, by both men and women, and ad­dresses such themes as wom­an­ism, stereo­types, fem­i­nism, vi­o­lence, pol­i­tics, in­ti­mate/fa­mil­ial re­la­tion­ships, sex, sex­u­al­ity, sex­ual ori­en­ta­tion, and pre­scribed and evolv­ing gen­der roles as they re­late to girls and women.

This course focuses on literature, scholarly writing, and films that examine specifically the role(s) of girls and women, both nationally and internationally, and determines whether women themselves or others (external forces, individuals, or social systems) construct definitions of womanhood. The course utilizes texts, by both men and women, and addresses such themes as womanism, stereotypes, feminism, violence, politics, intimate/familial relationships, sex, sexuality, sexual orientation, and prescribed and evolving gender roles as they relate to girls and women.

This in­tro­duc­tory course on African Amer­i­can dra­matic lit­er­a­ture ex­plores the com­plex ways in which the black ex­pe­ri­ence is con­structed and pre­sented by play­wrights. In order to ex­am­ine who or what in­forms con­tem­po­rary Black play­wrights, this course is di­vided into three parts. First, it will in­clude a his­tor­i­cal overview of early Black the­atre be­yond and within the United States. Sec­ond, it will an­a­lyze how con­tem­po­rary play­wrights have been in­flu­enced by Lor­raine Hans­berry, Leroi Jones, and Ntozake Shange. Third, it will con­sider the ex­tent to which con­tem­po­rary Black play­wrights use the­atre and per­for­mance to ex­am­ine the so­cial and po­lit­i­cal re­al­i­ties of Africana peo­ple. Dur­ing the se­mes­ter, stu­dents may have an op­por­tu­nity to ex­pe­ri­ence a the­atri­cal pro­duc­tion in New York City.

This introductory course on African American dramatic literature explores the complex ways in which the black experience is constructed and presented by playwrights. In order to examine who or what informs contemporary Black playwrights, this course is divided into three parts. First, it will include a historical overview of early Black theatre beyond and within the United States. Second, it will analyze how contemporary playwrights have been influenced by Lorraine Hansberry, Leroi Jones, and Ntozake Shange. Third, it will consider the extent to which contemporary Black playwrights use theatre and performance to examine the social and political realities of Africana people. During the semester, students may have an opportunity to experience a theatrical production in New York City.