EN 271 - African American Literature I

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: EN 101 (C or Higher)

English Prerequisites: None

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Description: This course is a study of African-American literature from colonial America through the 20th century. Students review the historical backdrop against which the literary landscape was created and read a variety of genres (slave narratives, fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction). In order for students to understand the multiple influences on and within African-American literary expression of colonial American to the 1940s (20th century), works are analyzed within the context of the political, economic, and social perspectives of the United States.

General Education Distribution Category Met: Humanities

Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed: Yes