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Titel
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Novel
In this course, we will read the novel ”Quicksand” by Nella Larson. She was an American novelist who had a Danish mother. The novel takes part in both the south and north of the United States, but also in Denmark. The protagonist Helga is like Nella Larson of mixed races. She is struggeling with her identity as a woman, mix-coulored person, american-danish descent, and as a human being. Fashion (and music) is a big part of her life. In the text reading, we will focus on the protagonist, narrator, environment and structure.
The novel was written during the Harlem Renaissance, which we will give a brief introduction to in order to understand different aspects of the the novel.
Kernetekster:
"Quicksand" by Nella Larson, oprindeligt udgivet i 1928 (novel, 125 ns, new york, AA Knopf)
"If We Must Die" in Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude
McKay by by Claude McKay (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1922)(poem, 1919)
"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes ( poem, 1922)
Black History in tow minutes or so: The Harlem Renaissance (3 min, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gboEyrj02g&t=6s)
Albany Institute of history and art: Harlem In Vogue: Fashion & Style in the Harlem Renaissance (first 7 min, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4JUJKtb8dg&t=240s)
Black Voices by Mathilde Thomsen and Bianca Erlich-Møller (systime, i-bog). chapter 2: 2. Separate but Equal
Skriftlig aflevering:
analysis and interpretation of the short story Sanctuary by Nella Larsen, 1930 (5ns) (Larson, N. (sd). Retrieved from
http://eiffel.ilt.columbia.edu/teachers/cluster_teachers/Dick_Parsons/Cluster_2/Amy's%20web%20Quest/larsen_sanctuary.htm)
Supplerende tekster:
NYT FRA DR, KLUMME: Carl Nielsen og ”negermusikken” Leif Lønsmann- chef for DR Koncerthuset, 8. JUL 2015
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