BKST 234 - African and Black Caribbean Literature

Institution:

Knox College

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Description:

A survey of twentieth-century African and Black Caribbean literature. After tracing the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century backgrounds of that literature, we explore the Indigenism, Negritude, and Negrista movements, including the interaction between African and Black Caribbean writers. Post- World War II writing includes emphasis on its increased visibility in the 1950s; the art, nationalism/ Pan-Africanism, and orality orientations since 1960; and the question of language. Alternate years. HUM; CL: ENG 234; F. Hord

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.knox.edu

Phone Number:

(309) 341-7000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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