Tentative Schedule



Week 1 Class Orientation

Week 2—Week 4 Essays & A Mercy

Week 5—Week 7 A Mercy & Beloved

Week 8—Week 10  The Bluest Eye & Jazz

Week 11—Week 13  Sula & Paradise

Week 14—Week 16  Love

Week 17— outline of the term paper: discussion

Week 18—term paper due

 Course Requirement --Students are required to give an oral presentation and a short written report on the novel assigned with a clear focus and topic. 

 Grading Standard:

In-class discussion 10%

Oral report 20%

Written report 20%

Term paper 50%

Textbook

 "Unspeakable Things Unspoken"

Playing in the Dark

What Moves at the Margin: Selected Nonfiction   

The Bluest Eye 

Sula 

Beloved

Jazz

Paradize

Love

A Mercy.

Reference:

Bhabha, Homi. The Location of Culture

Denard, Carolyn. Toni Morrison: Conversations

Ellison, Ralph. Living with Music.

Fanon, Franz. Black Skin White Masks

Gates, Henry Louis. The Signifying Monkey.

Gilroy, Paul. The Black Atlantics.

The Official Website of Toni Morrison: http://www.tonimorrisonsociety.org/index.html