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College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENGL 112 - Introduction to African American Literature

Cross-Listed as AMST 112  
An introduction to the study of an African American literary tradition. The focus or themes of the course, as well as authors and texts, will vary by semester and instructor, but all sections will emphasize the tradition’s major genres, such as slave narratives and slam poetry, and its major movements, such as the Harlem Renaissance and Afrofuturism. The course will also provide instruction in the methods of literary analysis, including reading closely and writing text-based argument. Consult the detailed course description in the English department or on the registrar’s web page for the content of individual sections. Alternate years. (4 Credits)