EGL 404 - Sr. Seminar (Fall): The World of Toni Morrison

Course Units: 1.0

In this seminar, we will honor the life and work of Toni Morrison, the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature, by reading some of her major works and paying attention to the lyricism, naturalism, and wisdom found in her writing. Topics include: institutionalized and internalized racism; ancestors and the Great Mother; parent and child relationships; female friendship; race and masculinity; slavery and its legacy; the use of the fantastic; ghosts and haunting; migration, identity, and home. Texts may include: The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Beloved, Love, God Help the Child. Prerequisite(s): Six English courses or instructor’s permission. CQ: WS/WAC-R