EN 347 - African American Fiction,1980 to Present

Institution:

Eastern Connecticut State University

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This course studies contemporary fiction, offering a mix of now-canonical authors such as Toni Morrison, Ernest Gaines, and John Edgar Wideman, along with emerging writers such as Helen Elaine Lee and Paul Beatty, and includes a number of first novels by award-winning writers.The course begins with a neo-slave narrative paired with a novel that illustrates how the legacies of enslavement persisted into the twentieth century.The course explores both urban and rural experience in primarily African American towns and neighborhoods, and analyzes the consequences of desegregation in different locales.Gay and lesbian lives have become more prominent in Black fiction over the past two decades, as depicted in several of the novels.Narrative techniques also offer a main thread of discussion throughout the course. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. ( Pre-requisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Three credits.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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