Subject Code
ENG
Course Number
261
Course Title
Survey of African-American Literature Before 1900
Course Description
An overview of African-American literature prior to 1900. Students will read and examine writings by major contributors to each period in the genres of fiction (short story and novel) essay, poetry, and narratives of enslavement. Students will write four five-page critical essays.
Grading Basis
OPT - Student Option
Add Consent
No Special Consent Required
Units
3
Credit Hours Max
3
Repeatable
No
Cross Listed Courses
Requirement Designation
Humanities & Arts w.ETHN(*)