ENG 295 - African-American Literature

Institution:

High Point University

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An examination of selected texts from 1800 to the present which reflect some of the principal thematic strands of African- American thought and culture. Works from the genres of the slave narrative, poetry, fiction, drama, and non-fiction as well as texts of the vernacular tradition will be studied as manifestations of some of the following themes: authenticity and identity, bondage, imprisonment, incarceration, segregation and separation, thwarted American dreams, family and community, amalgamation and miscegenation (passing), gender portraits-- differences and/or conflicts, freedom, "The Ways of White Folks" (or how blacks define whiteness). Three hours credit. Prerequisite: ENG 102. This course will fulfill the University's general education literature requirement and may be substituted for ENG 200.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.highpoint.edu

Phone Number:

(336) 841-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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