ENG 219 African American Literature
Students read, analyze and discuss works in a variety of genres including folk literature, fiction, poetry, and drama by significant African-American writers from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. They study social, cultural, and historical contexts of works representative of literary movements, including the Harlem Renaissance, realism, naturalism, the Black Arts Movement, and postmodernism. Lecture three hours per week. This course applies to the IAI General Education Core Curriculum Fine Arts and Humanities package.