ENG 331W - African- American Literature

Institution:

University of Maine at Augusta

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Description:

This course introduces students to the African-American literary tradition and the critical questions and concepts central to this tradition. Students will study a variety of primary texts and explore some of the ideas, genres, and movements developed in response to and/or alongside these texts, such as the slave narrative, the "tragic mulatto," the Harlem Renaissance, folklore, the Black Aesthetic, and black feminism. Prerequisite: ENG102W or permission of instructor. CR. 3

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uma.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 621-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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