WMS 328 - Survey of African-American Literature I

Institution:

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Subject:

Women’s Studies

Description:

Survey of African-American literature from colonial times to the turn of the twentieth century. Course surveys genres of poetry, slave narrative, fiction, essay, and drama with attention to the social, political, and cultural histories of African-Americans from slavery to freedom to Reconstruction. This course may also include sections on oral narratives (oral slave narratives, speeches, folktales, and sermons) and music (such as sorrow songs and spirituals). Cross-listed as AAS 328, ENL 328.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.umassd.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 999-8000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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