Survey of African American Literature

Catalog description

This course surveys the staggering range of literary works produced by black Americans. Despite generations of state- and customsanctioned oppression, not only have black people managed to create lasting literature, but they also have remained at the helm of literary innovation and artistic renewal in general. Thiscourse explores the diverse literary contributions of black Americans, examining their poetry, sermons, fiction, and plays across a historical period that includes slavery, Emancipation, Reconstruction, segregation, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, and Black Lives Matter. (Students will receive credit for BLS 3034 or ENG 3034. These courses may substitute for eachother in the F-replacement policy) .