ENGL 821 - Zora Neale Hurston

Three hours.
3 Credits

This course examines the work of Zora Neale Hurston from the angle of vernacular, theological, political, and aesthetic traditions upon which she drew. Attention will be given to her role in the Harlem Renaissance, her influence on African American letters, and the cultural politics of self-representation in the writing of diasporic subjects.