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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College Graduate School of Arts
Course Code PB333
Theme・Subtitle Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man研究
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Seminar
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Mon.5・6202
Credit 2
Course Number EAL7313
Language Others
Class Registration Method Course Code Registration
Grade (Year) Required 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
prerequisite regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
course cancellation -(履修中止制度なし/ No system for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
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Text Code PB333

【Course Objectives】

This course intends a comprehensive analysis of Ralph Ellison's seminal work, Invisible Man (1952), one of the most significant works of modern American literature. Through close examination, students are required to analyze the multifaceted layers of the narrative as well as elucidate its thematic richness and cultural significance within the context of the Jim Crow era. In addition, under the guidance of the instructor throughout the semester, students will engage in acquiring more advanced knowledge and skills, and utilize them in the pursuit of their doctoral dissertations.

【Course Contents】

Like Richard Wright and James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison (1914-94) stands as a luminary in contemporary African American literature. Ellison's seminal and only full-length novel, Invisible Man, defies categorization within traditional protest literature, employing surrealistic psychological descriptions, evocative imagery from black spirituals and jazz, and a mosaic of folk traditions.
This course aims to meticulously unpack this novel, recognizing its dual identity: a cornerstone of African American literature and a literary work representing the Western artistic canon. It seeks to explore modern African American authors' original explorations of cumulative cultural experiences and artistic achievements while illuminating Ellison's deliberate departure from conventional literary confines. By utilizing knowledge acquired through the course, students are supposed to write a high-quality research paper on the assigned text and submit that to an appropriate journal.

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