LI 481 - Topics in African American Literature

Credits: 4 credits

Courses focus on traditions of African American literature, such as Afrofuturism, the Harlem Renaissance, Black Arts Poets and Novelists, or Neo-slave Narratives. Courses may focus on Political Plays of the Sixties, The Blues as Poetry, Spirituals and Jazz as Literature, and include such authors as Wright, Petry, Baraka, Himes, Butler, Ellison, and Hopkinson.

Fulfills the US Diversity requirement.
Note(s): May be repeated for credit if topics differ. Prerequisites may vary by topic.