ENGL 366 - African-American Literature

FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter 2015 and alternate years

Prerequisite: ENGL 299. A focused engagement with the African-American literary tradition, from its beginnings in the late 18th century through its powerful assertions in the 21st. The focus of each term’s offering may vary; different versions of the course might emphasize a genre, author, or period such as poetry, Ralph Ellison, or the Harlem Renaissance.

Winter 2015 topic:

ENGL 366: African-American Poetry (3). A study of African-American poetry and poetics, with attention to their intersection with politics and music. While we focus mainly on 20th- and 21st-century works, history and remembrance are a recurring motif in our readings and conversations. (HL) Wheeler.