CLP 0216 - African Literature

Institution:

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

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Description:

The course will explore selected texts of African literature written in English or translated into English.? It covers major modern African fiction and its role in explaining African politics, culture, and religion.? Appropriate audiovisual material is included to give students a basic but comprehensive background in postcolonial African literature and culture.? Such masterpieces as Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Beti's novels of colonial Cameroon, Mariama Ba's So Long Letter, and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka's and other representative works will be studied.? GE: Literature

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pitt.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 624-4141

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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