ENG 23100 African-American Literature I

This course is the first half of the basic survey in African American literature (18th and 19th centuries). We will read works of nonfiction (biography, essay, memoir, and/or autobiography), poetry, drama, and fiction in order to explore United States of America history and the development of the African American literary tradition. Writers include Equiano, Jacobs, Douglass, Wheatley, Brown, Harper and Dunbar.  

Prerequisite

ENG 101 or ENG 103 and ENG 102 or ENG 104

Hours

3 Credits, 3 Hours