Seminar: Brown Girl Dreaming - Exploring Contemporary African American Literature and the Cultural Memory of the Civil Rights Movement - Details

Seminar: Brown Girl Dreaming - Exploring Contemporary African American Literature and the Cultural Memory of the Civil Rights Movement - Details

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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: Brown Girl Dreaming - Exploring Contemporary African American Literature and the Cultural Memory of the Civil Rights Movement
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Semester SoSe 2026
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 47
Heimat-Einrichtung Institut für Anglistik
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Erster Termin Montag, 13.04.26, 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr Phil. I, B 009

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Phil. I, B 009

  • Montag, 14:00 - 16:00, wöchentlich (ab dem 13.04.26)

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This seminar examines the ways contemporary African American literature represents cultural memory, linguistic diversity, and experiences of epistemic injustice in connection with the legacy of the US Civil Rights Movement. We will investigate how authors across generations have used literary expression to comment on African American life in both historical and present-day contexts, tracing continuities between past struggles for justice and contemporary forms of activism.

Our discussions will engage with texts by writers such as Maya Angelou, John Lewis, and Jacqueline Woodson, whose works reflect evolving perspectives within African American communities and highlight the multifaceted narratives that shape the ongoing fight for civil rights. Drawing on approaches from cultural studies, memory studies, and theories of race and social justice, we will analyze how literature functions both as testimony and as a vehicle for collective remembrance.

Regular course attendance and active in-class participation are expected.

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