AFROAM 257 - Contemporary Africian-Am Novel

Institution:

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Description:

Survey of the Black novel from 1940 to the present; major Black novelists of the contemporary period. Emphasis on what these novelists have to say about the black experience in the latter half of the 20th-century. Themes include alienation and identity, revolution, and existentialism. Attention to the styles of various writers and their use of the language.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.umass.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 545-0111

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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