AFST 465 - Seminar in African and African- American Literature

Institution:

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Description:

A study of creative writers of African descent in America, Africa and the Caribbean and the impact of their works on the shaping of consciousness among black people. Focus on issues and themes such as alienation, confrontation, accommodation, revolution, tradition and modernism, the New Negro, Negritude, African personality, BlackPower, etc. Topics will be announced each semester offered. Prerequisites: AFST 260 and 261; one of AFST 360, 361, or 362; or permission of the instructor. Notes: May also be listed as CPLT 480 with the same topic. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umbc.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 455-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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