ENGL 215GH - African-American Writers

Institution:

Flathead Valley Community College

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Description:

3 credits (Fall Semester) This is a survey course that introduces students to Ameri-can literature and examines the evolving canon of American literature since the late 1700's, comparing and contrasting the contributions of women and African-American writ-ers, such as Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and James Baldwin, with those of more traditional canonical authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, and Vladmir Nabokov. The course will study works that deal with the following subject areas: utopias, race and race conscious-ness, nature, religion and mythology, love and sex, war and gender. The course will focus on the question of whether or not art can ever be separate from the politics of culture and of time. Students will read different genres (poetry, novels, essays, short stories and memoirs) and contrast different critics ideas on literary theory.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 756-3822

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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