ENGL 3500 - Topics in African American Literature

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2110.
A study of a selected topic in the areas of orature, literature, performance texts, film and/or other media produced by African Americans. For example the course might focus on a single artist (such as Ralph Ellison), a group of artists (such as writers of the Harlem Renaissance), a genre (such as the slave narrative), a source or technique (such as folklore in twentieth century novels), or a theme or issue (such as depictions of women, the oral-musical tradition or humor and signifying).