Afro-American Experience through Literature and the Arts, 1990 - 1990

Sub-Series — folders: 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of Ratna Roy's academic portfolio from 1988 to 2009. It includes faculty evaluations of Roy written by students, the syllabi, covenants, and descriptions of programs that Roy taught, and her self evaluations, as well as the evaluations of her by other faculty, and her evaluations of them. It also includes personal papers that relate to her position at TESC and the programs that she taught.

Dates

Creation: 1990 - 1990

Extent

3 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Class Description

"This program examined the African American experience through the study of literature, the arts (primarily Motown music), and lectures and films. It began with an examination of the pre-Civil War slavery experience as viewed through slave narratives and continued on through the reconstruction period, through the "tragic mulatto" theme, Harlem Renaissance, the "Black is Beautiful" phase, and culminated with readings from female black writers which explored the reality of being black and female. This program also examined the African-American experience holistically, with no special reference to a historical perspective." - Class syllabus (1990)