AS 060.226 - African American Literature to 1914

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

This course serves as an introduction to African-American literature, from its beginnings until the outbreak of WWI. In it, we will consider various genres of African-American literary production, such as the slave narrative, novel, the poem, and the essay. Through critical readings, we will explore recurrent themes in early African-American literature in its cultural and historical contexts, as well as the question of what constitutes the African-American literary tradition as such.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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