African American Literature 2

Catalog description

This course covers literature written after the Harlem Renaissance to the present. Students will consider the literature within a sociohistorical context and will discuss such topics as the Wright school, protest writers, raceless novels, novels and plays of African American life, the Black arts movement, and existentialism in African American letters. This course will prepare students for critical thinking and academic writing about literature. Students do not need to have completed ENG-218 in order to enroll. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with a grade of C or higher.