ENG-151 Introduction to African-American Literature
This course examines African American literature and culture from the colonial era to the Harlem Renaissance, 1700s to 1940. Students will explore the major authors, genres, cultural tropes, and aesthetic and social movements associated with the field. The course will cover the Vernacular Tradition, the Literature of Slavery and Freedom; the Literature of Reconstruction and the New Negro Renaissance; and the Harlem Renaissance. The course emphasizes African American resistance, agency, transculturation, intertextuality, and cultural continuity.
Offered
Fall, Spring