Short Stories in Black Literature
8-weeks | This course is completed
In this course, we will be discussing short stories by Black writers. The emphasis will be a discussion of cultural, feminist, psychological, and historical analysis of the stories. We will discuss "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston, "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" by Richard Wright, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabrielle Marquez, "Dead Man’s Path" by Chinua Achebe, "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Sonny’s Blues" by James Baldwin, "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, and "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison.
Jacqueline Goffe-McNish
Dr. Jacqueline Goffe-McNish was a professor of English and Humanities at Dutchess Community College for thirty-two years. She served as the Chief Diversity Officer for two years. She served for three terms on the DCC Foundation. She has written two textbooks: Composition in Fifteen Weeks by Kona Publishers and Analysis, Approaches, and Appeals in Introductory Literature by Kendall Hunt Publishers. She has also published multiple articles in the Community College Journal. She is the superintendent of Sunday school at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and teaches the Adult Sunday school class. She is actively involved with Poughkeepsie AAUW.