ENGL 365 - African-American Literature

Institution:

Washington and Lee University

Subject:

English

Description:

Prerequisite: Three credits in 200-level English. A focused engagement with the African-American literary tradition, from its beginnings in the late 18th century through its powerful assertions in the late 20th. Such major forms and periods as the slave narrative, the autobiography, the Harlem Renaissance, naturalism and existentialism, the Black Arts Movement, and the contemporary novel are emphasized. Standard authors include Douglass, Jacobs, DuBois, Hughes, Hurston, Wright, Ellison, Baldwin, Morrison, and Walker. Conner.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wlu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 458-8400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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