ENG 110 - The Black Diaspora: African-American Literature in Context

Institution:

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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Description:

This course examines varying perspectives on the black experience. Most writers - blacks, whites, and "passers" - are from the United States, but England, Russia, France, and the West Indies share the stage. We begin and end with autobiography, moving from the public persona of Frederick Douglass to the confessional of Jamaica Kincaid. Cultural differences and diverse points of view are addressed: blacks writing about blacks, whites writing about blacks, and "passers" avoiding racial themes. In attempting to define the black experience, we pose the crucial question - does culture trump color? Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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