EN 272 - African American Literature II

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Prerequisites: EN 100 / EN 101 (with minimum grade of C-) – This course is a study of African-American literature from the 20th century to the present. Students will review the historical backdrop against which the literary landscape was created. In order for students to understand the multiple influences on and within African-American literary expression of the 20th century, works will be read and analyzed within the context of the political, economic, and social perspectives of the United States.