FL 3349 - The African Diaspora:Literature and History of Black Liberation

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Southern Methodist University

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Description:

Black literature played an important role in bringing on the collapse of the European colonial order, and it remains a major force in the struggle against neocolonialism today. This course explores links between literature and politics, literature and history, and thought and action in 20th-century Africa and the Caribbean. Readings and lectures will be supplemented by class discussion, films and videotapes about the Caribbean and Africa. Meets Human Diversity corequirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smu.edu

Phone Number:

(214) 768-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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