ENG 23100 African-American Literature I

This course is the first half of the basic survey in African American literature (18^th and 19^th 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 10100 or ENG 10300 and ENG 10200 or ENG 10400

Hours

3 Credits, 3 Hours