ENG 165 - African American Literature

African American Literature will present the student with an overview of African American writers past and present. The course is designed to give students an understanding and appreciation of African American Literature, including some or all of the following forms from earlier periods to contemporary Black literature: early poetry, spirituals, essays, oratory, fiction. Students will explore the multi-faceted traditions of African American Literature as a means of exploring the culture of those people of African descent in the Americas (primarily the United States) to better understand their socio-political origins, traditions, customs and contributions in the shaping and development of popular culture.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENG 101
General Education Elective(s): Humanities; Literature
Intensive Value(s): Values/Ethics/Society; Written Communication

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