ENGL 679 - AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE

3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of developments in African American literature, paying particular attention to the historical and cultural context out of which such literature emerges. Examines such writers as Wheatley, Harper, Walker, Douglass, Washington, Dunbar, Chesnutt, Du Bois, Hughes, McKay, Toomer, Larsen, Hurston, Wright, Ellison, Brooks, Angelou, Baldwin, Giovanni, and Morrison. Assesses advanced critical thinking skills through scholarly reading and written analysis, as well as through oral presentation. Three hours of lecture.