AAS241
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AAS241 AFR AM LIT SINCE 1940 | 3 - Credit Hours
School of Arts and ScienceArts & Sciences
Subject Code
AAS
Course Number
241
Department(s)
Academic Level (Course Level)
Undergraduate
Course Title
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1940
Course Description
Realism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism in African American literature; black revolutionary thought and artistry in the 1960s and 1970s; neo-slave narratives; African American poetry, fiction, essays, and drama from 1940 to the present; influence of spirituals, gospel, the blues, jazz, sermons, and folktales on contemporary African American writing. Offered spring only.
Course Types
Diversity, GE23;, Humanities, GE23;
Credit Hours Min
3
Lecture Hours Min
3