The English Department at the College of Staten Island, CUNY, seeks to staff an English majors’ course for Spring 2015  entitled:

“The African American Literary Tradition.”

The course is being offered for the first time, and the English department is looking for an expert in the field to teach it: It is an English majors’ course (mostly 3rd and 4th year students) and will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:20-2:15 at the Staten Island campus on Victory Boulevard.

Catalog description of the course: A study of the African-American literary tradition engaging such issues as the struggle for human rights and dignity, the definition and representation of African-American culture and identity, and double consciousness. Readings may include works by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. For English majors or minors concentrating in literature, this course fulfills the requirements for American Literature and for “Literature by women, American minorities, or Third World writers.” For linguistics, writing, and dramatic literature concentrators, it counts as an elective in the major.

The ideal candidate will have teaching experience and expertise in African American literature. ABDs and PhD’s are welcome to apply. Please send a note and a cv to Prof. Dalia Kandiyoti: dalia.kandiyoti@csi.cuny.edu