EN 1257: Introduction to African American Literature and Culture

Program/Department
Category
Category II (offered at least every other Year)
Units 1/3

This course examines the formation and history of the African American literary tradition from slave narratives to contemporary forms in black popular culture. The course will explore some genres of African American writing and their relation to American literature and to black cultural expression. 

This course will be offered in academic years ending in odd numbers.