WGST 325C - African American Literature

Institution:

Gonzaga University

Subject:

WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES

Description:

Examining both nineteenth- and twentieth-century literary works, African-American literature seeks to expose students to the historical, aesthetic, and cultural backgrounds of black writers and writing in America. Beginning with the classic slave narratives, late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century black intellectuals (e.g., Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois) will introduce the students to the social and political dissension among advocates of black liberation. The course will sample the aesthetic flowering of writers of the Harlem Renaissance (e.g. Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston) and twentieth-century plays and novels (e.g. Lorraine Hansberry, Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison, August Wilson) Fulfills American literature requirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gonzaga.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 328-4220

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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