EN 215 - African American Literature

Credit Hours: 3

A survey of African-American literature from its inception to the present. The course will give attention to the influence of the African oral tradition and other pre-colonial cultural elements on subsequent African-American literature. The impact on African-American literature of North American religious traditions, social movements, and historical events will be a key component.

Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories:

The Arts
Humanities

Note: A course can only be used to fulfill one General Education category.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate familiarity with the major genres relative to the Black experiences in Africa, the Caribbean and America;
demonstrate understanding of the major traditions and themes in African-American literature, from the early oral tradition to the present;
characterize the periods and movements in African-American literature, including African roots, Colonial protests, Abolitionist Writings, Harlem Renaissance, and modernism; and
write analytically about assigned texts.

Cycles (C, N)