ENG 365 - Twentieth-Century African American Literature

Institution:

Providence College

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Description:

1 semester, 3 credits A reading-intensive introduction to 20th-century African American fiction, autobiography, drama, and poetry, with particular attention to social and cultural contexts.Writers include Nella Larsen, Ralph Ellison, Amiri Baraka,Toni Morrison, John EdgarWideman, and Anna Deavere Smith. Focus on race, class, and gender, and on the authors' approaches to the role of literary art in society. Same as BLS 365.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.providence.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 865-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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