AAS 232 - African American Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring

Survey of 20th and 21st Century African American literature (U.S. terrain). Emphasis on aesthetics, culture and politics of Black writers and writing: 1920’s to present. Literary and cultural frameworks of analysis. Baldwin, Dandicat, Hurston, Morrison, Sanchez, Wilson and Wright.
Shared Competencies Ethics, Integrity, and Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; Critical and Creative Thinking; Communication Skills