| Call Number | 14309 |
|---|---|
| Day, Time & Location | View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Brent H Edwards |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | This course will focus on the interwoven nature of jazz and literature throughout the 20th and early 21st century. We will consider the ways that jazz has been a source of inspiration for a variety of twentieth-century literatures, from the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance to African American drama and contemporary fiction. Our readings and musical selections highlight creative ideas and practices generated through the formal and thematic convergences of jazz and literature, allowing us to explore questions such as: How do writers capture the sounds and feelings of different musical forms within fictional and non-fictional prose? In what ways might both music and literature (and/or their points of intersection) represent ideas of black identity and consciousness? How can certain musical concepts and terms of analysis (improvisation, rhythm, syncopation, harmony) be applied to practices of writing? How does music suggest modes of social interaction or political potential to be articulated in language? |
| Department | English and Comparative Literature |
| Enrollment | 0 students (60 max) as of 9:06PM Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Subject | Comparative Literature: English |
| Number | GU4840 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Open To | Schools of the Arts, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, GSAS, General Studies |
| Note | Dist: 1900-present, prose/narra, eth/race, American |
| Section key | 20271CLEN4840W001 |