AML 1600 - African- American Literature

Institution:

St. Petersburg College

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3 credits Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H or IDS 1101H). This course is designed to survey the major fiction, poetry, drama, and essays of selected African writers through the twentieth century. It emphasizes issues and ideas that have influenced African-American literary expression and explores personal responses to the African-American experience as reflected in American culture. It examines African-American literature through four periods: Slavery, The Civil War and Reconstruction, The Harlem Renaissance, and The Contemporary Period. It traces human experience as it unfolds in African-American literature, exploring the historical background, social issues, and ideologies of each period and the impact of the African-American experience upon American culture. This course requires substantial reading, library research, and the composition of the research paper. 47 contact hours.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.spcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(727) 341-4772

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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