African-American Literature
Prerequisites: UCLR 100, UCLR 100C, UCLR 100E, UCLR 100M, or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
This course focuses on the development of the African American literary tradition from the emergence of the slave narrative to the contemporary present.
Outcomes: Students will be able to discuss the significance of major African American literary movements and the contributions of representative writers from these periods.
Prerequisites: UCLR 100, UCLR 100C, UCLR 100E, UCLR 100M, or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
This course focuses on the development of the African American literary tradition from the emergence of the slave narrative to the contemporary present.
Outcomes: Students will be able to discuss the significance of major African American literary movements and the contributions of representative writers from these periods.
Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
African Studies and the African Diaspora
Black World Studies
This is a multicultural class.
In this course, students will gain holistic knowledge of the long arc of African American Literature, from the 18th and 19th century slave narrative to the fiction and poetry of the Contemporary Period. Beginning with American Chattel slavery (1619-1865) where Black authors contended with dismantling the institution to contemporary literary expressions (1980s- present), this course will introduce students to critical snapshots of expressive writings by and about African Americans. We will read the work of 19th century writers like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs to the late-20th century writers such as Toni Morrison. In short, the aim of this course will be to explore how black people in the U.S. reflected and grappled with a range of topics during the major literary historical periods.
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