241F Performances of Passing, Performances of Resistance |
241F Performances of Passing, Performances of Resistance
Hamilton College, Clinton, New York
Spring 2014
Yumi Pak, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
An examination of the historical practice of passing in the United States. While the practice has most commonly referred to the history of racial passing for light-skinned African Americans in the early 20th century, this course will situate acts of passing as acts of resistance through close readings of literature, film and performance studies. Scholars and authors include Soyica Diggs Colbert, Fred Moten, Dael Orlandersmith and Suzan-Lori Parks. We will consider how performances of passing have the potential to challenge institutional power. (Same as English and Creative Writing 241.)
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