ENGLISH 290 - AfricanAmerican Autobiography

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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Description:

This course examines the place and importance of autobiography in AfricanAmerican writing. Students read actual and fictional autobiographies and consider the history of autobiography (postslave narratives) and the purposes to which it has been put to use. (Part of a series on African literature.) (Basu, Spring, offered alternate years)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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