EN 231 - African American Short Story

Institution:

Arcadia University

Subject:

English

Description:

This survey course endeavors to include short stories that reflect different historical moments in the African American community as both it and the nation evolved. Changing literary movements and cultural fashionings will also be addressed. Beginning with African and African American folk tales, the course will include classic stories by such writiers as Charles Chesnutt, Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright. It will also include contemporary practioners such as Edward P. Jones and Alice Walker. Prerequisite: EN101

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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