ENG 261 - African-American Literature in the Twentieth Century

Institution:

Wayne County Community College District

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Description:

PrerequisiteENG 120 This course is a survey of all directions and phases of African-American writing from 1900 to the present. Particular attention is given to the writers of the Harlem Renaissance, major African-American novelists and contemporary poets. Such literary styles as the essay, short story, the novel and dialectic writing are explored. Masters of these literary styles, such as Chesnutt, Baraka, Locke, Hughes, Walker, Wright, Brooks, Ellison, Hayden and Angelou are studied.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wcccd.edu

Phone Number:

(313) 496-2600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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