BLACK and WHITE in American LITERATURE
We will read crucial texts for the understanding of African American literature and culture
BOOK LIST: please go to the next section, "Modalità di esame"
Bell, Madison Smartt, All Souls Rising, New York, Pantheon Books 1995 (available at the Frinzi Library) THIS TEXT ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ATTENDING CLASS. STUDENTS ATTENDING ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING A PRESENTATION ON ONE OF THE KEY CONCEPTS IN FAULKNER'S "Absalom Absalom". They do NOT have to read Bell's novel.
Brody, Richard. “THE WORST THING ABOUT ‘BIRTH OF A NATION’ IS HOW GOOD IT IS”. THE NEW YORKER, February 1, 2013 Short essay on Griffith's "Birth of a Nation", available at:
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-worst-thing-about-birth-of-a-nation-is-how-good-it-is
Cagliero, R. e Ronzon, F. (a cura di), "Spettri di Haiti". Verona, Ombrecorte 2002 (pp. 21-60, 148-170 These two essays available in English)
Faulkner, William. "Absalom, Absalom!" [1936], Penguin 1971 (available at the Frinzi Library)
Griffith, D.W. "The Birth of a Nation" 1915 (film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3kmVgQHIEY
Parker, Nate. "The Birth of a Nation" 2016 (film)
Poe, E.A. “Slavery in the United States” (1836) http://www.eapoe.org/works/harrison/jah08c54.htm
Styron, William. "The Confessions of Nat Turner" [1967]. Frinzi Library (available on line)
Sullivan, John J., "How William Faulkner Tackled Race — and Freed the South From Itself", New York Times Magazine (June 28, 2012), http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/magazine/how-william-faulkner-tackled-race-and-freed-the-south-from-itself.html
Tarantino, Quentin. "Django Unchained" 2012 (film) Critical readings to be used in order to discuss the film can be found in "Iperstoria" 2 (2013) "Django Unchained" Section, edited by Bordin, E. and Bosco, S., http://www.iperstoria.it/joomla/numeri/62-indice-numero-ii-ottobre-2013
Turner, Nat. "Confession" (included in Styron's novel as well) http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/turner/turner.html
Yuhl, Stephanie, "The Visual Culture of Faulkner's Plantation South" 2015 (video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8CNhgPdtW8
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