Spring 2010

AFR 374F • 2-AFR AM LIT SNC HARL RENAIS-W

Course Description

The development of African American poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction since the Harlem Renaissance. Authors may include Wright, Ellison, Baldwin, Malcolm X, Baraka, Morrison, Shange, and Charles Johnson. Some topics partially fulfill legislative requirement for American history; these are identified in the Course Schedule. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African American Studies 374 (Topic 3: African American Literature since the Harlem Renaissance), 374F (Topic 2), English 376M (Topic 2: African American Literature, 1940 to Present). Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing. Contains a substantial writing component and fulfills part of the basic education requirement in writing. Designed to accommodate 35 or fewer students. Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

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