Encountering Africa
Prerequisite: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program.
This course introduces students to the literature of various regions in Africa. Topics might include the multiple ways in which classical African civilizations, the slave trade, agriculture, ethnicities, colonialism, nationalism, the modern state are reflected in the region's fiction or drama.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts.
This course introduces students to the literature of various regions in Africa. Topics might include the multiple ways in which classical African civilizations, the slave trade, agriculture, ethnicities, colonialism, nationalism, the modern state are reflected in the region's fiction or drama.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts.