PAS 244 - African-American Literature to 1930

Institution:

California State University-Northridge

Subject:

Pan African Studies

Description:

Survey of the literature of African-Americans from 1770 to 1930, analyzing their literary development within a historical context to gain insight into the fullness of the impact of America on African-American life. Includes writings of enslaved Africans and freed persons, the novels and poetry of the post-Emancipation period, the writings of the period 1920-1930 commonly referred to as the Harlem Renaissance, and the work of writers in the Caribbean and in South America from the time of the Haitian Revolution.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.csun.edu

Phone Number:

(818) 677-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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