EN 271 - African-American Literature

Institution:

Avila University

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Description:

A survey of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by nineteenth and twentieth-century African-American writers. Among the topics considered is the struggle of Black writers to articulate self and voice and pursue an aesthetic in an America that has often been hostile, preferring racial stereotypes over real characterization. Authors include Toni Morrison, Ann Petry, Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. DuBois, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, and Ntozake Shange. This is a Communication Intensive course. Prerequisite: EN 111. Core-II. FA, SP.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Avila.edu

Phone Number:

(816) 942-8400

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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