Primary literature:
- Passing, Nella Larsen
- Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
- The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
- Ceremony, Leslie Marmon Silko
- American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang
- Dictee, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz
- Moonlight (film, dir. Barry Jenkins, film viewing will be announced)
Secondary literature:
Essays will be uploaded in pdf form to Canvas:
- "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," Peggy McIntosh
- "Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress," Howard Zinn
- "Talking About Race, Learning About Racism," Beverly Tatum
- Excerpt from "Playing in the Dark," Toni Morrison