LITR 5731: Seminar in American Minority Literature

University of Houston-Clear Lake, Fall 2004
Index to Student Midterms


Danny Corrigan, "'And The Children Shall Know Their Names': The Significance of Names in Classic Slave Narratives, Song of Solomon, and Push

Susan Cummings, [families in African American literature]

Brendan Foley, "Representing 'The Dream': An Exploration of Myth, Literacy, and Progress in African-American Literature"

James Hood, "Keeping 'the Dream' Alive: Gaining Visibility and Vision through Literacy"

Nicole Jackson, "Narratives as Silent Wars: Victimization, the Negotiation of Identity, and Agency in African American Literature"

Kristy Pawlak, "Ties to the Past: The Effect of Slavery on Modern Familial Relationships within the African American Community"

Michael Russo, "Indictments of Escapism in Morrison’s Song of Solomon and Sapphire’s Push"

Jennie Branch (undergraduate), "Flight: Freedom or Escape"