First Essay due:
This is a writing intensive course (I&W) that consists of three
written assignments: completing two book/film review essays of approximately
five typed pages each, and a take-home final of approximately ten typed
pages. Each of the book/film essays will require some additional library
research as a fulfillment of the (W) requirement. The first essay should
concentrate on a comparison of the racial and gender stereotypes as portrayed
in the novel and the film versions of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle
Tom's Cabin, incorporating class discussions, as well as any contemporary
commentary you can find about either. Hint: be sure
to review the documents relating to Samuel Green's
ownership of a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Begin discussion of Dixon's The Clansman.