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ENGLISH 274 - Introduction to Afro-American Literature
Fall 2020, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: English Language and Literature (ENGLISH)
Department: LSA English Language & Literature
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Details

Credits:
3
Requirements & Distribution:
HU, RE
Waitlist Capacity:
99
Waitlist Notes:
Instructor
Advisory Prerequisites:
AAS 111 (CAAS 111).
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Boisseron,Benedicte M

Description

In this course we will study the emergence and early development of African American literature, from 1773 to the Harlem Renaissance. We will do literary close readings of texts to think through many of the issues relating to the development of an African American literary tradition. What constitutes a tradition? Can there be more than one? Along with these questions, we will examine our own assumptions about this literature and the many ways in which these texts reflect the different experiences of African Americans intent on gaining a national voice in a slaveholding and racially polarized nation.

Class Format:

Lecture with discussion

Schedule

ENGLISH 274 - Introduction to Afro-American Literature
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
26682
Open
1
 
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TuTh 1:00PM - 2:30PMREMOTE
Partial Term 8/31/20 - 12/10/20

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