ENGL 231 - African American Literature

Institution:

Raritan Valley Community College

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Description:

Prerequisite: ENGL 111 - English I. African American Literature surveys the literature of African Americans from Colonial times through the present including the Colonial Period, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Aesthetics, and the Neo-Realism movement. In order to understand the oral and written traditions, students read a variety of types of texts such as folktales, spirituals, short stories and novels. Students also read contemporary literary criticism by African American and non-African American theorists.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.raritanval.edu

Phone Number:

(908) 526-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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