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READINGS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERA (ENG 217)

Term: Spring 2013

Faculty

Matthew MartinShow MyInfo popup for Matthew Martin
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Schedule

Mon-Wed-Fri, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM (1/16/2013 - 5/8/2013) Location: MAIN TATE 214

Description

217: Readings in African-American Literature.
Goal: Students will read and respond, both orally and in writing, to works from the African-American literary tradition to enhance their abilities to analyze texts and to explore connections among texts, and between texts and the cultures that produced them.
Content: Works by African-Americans such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, Malcolm X, Jean Toomer, Gwendolyn Brooks, Toni Morrison, and Tayari Jones.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisites: WIS 101 or ENG 101.
Gen. Ed. Category: Developing; speaking competency; (HUM).
Credit: 3 hours.