Literature of the Diaspora

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This course will examine literature from across the African global community -- known as the "diaspora." Some of the founding questions of this course shall be, Is there such a thing as "diaspora literature," particularly in the case of Black writers of various nationalities and cultures? Moreover, is there an identifiable tradition of Black literature, distinctively different from "European" or "American" literature? Novels and short stories from Black writers from Africa, the Caribbean, the United States, and Britain will be read and discussed in this course.