OLLI101262 - Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon

Course Description

TONI MORRISON’S SONG OF SOLOMON
Linda Beckman

4 week class March 11 - April 1
Thursdays, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

We examine Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon (1977), about the African American experience in the 20th century, especially on how gender has an impact on racial issues and on changes in the status of Blacks. A focus will be on realism and departures from it, and on interpretation. Milkman goes from a rustbelt city to rural Pennsylvania and to the South in search of his origins. We’ll examine techniques and terms and discuss politics and progress.

Class limit: 30

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