ENGL 375 - Studies in African American Literature

Institution:

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

This writing-intensive course provides in-depth study of the African American literary tradition from the 18th century to the present day. Students may read a variety of genres, including autobiographies, poems, novels, and essays, as well as relevant scholarship and theory. Topics will vary by instructor and may include readings in the slave narrative tradition, the New Negro Renaissance, or the Black Arts movement. Course work will include discussion and research of relevant cultural and historical matters, frequent written analyses of course texts and contexts, sustained analytic essays, and student-led discussion and/or class presentations.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2005 - 08/25/2024 

Institution Website:

www.ship.edu/

Phone Number:

(717) 477-7447

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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