Course code:
HS3015
This survey of African American literature - from its origins in the slave narrative to the present vivid prose of some of America’s best writers - considers the impact of slavery and race consciousness on literary form and power.
Readings include letters, essays, poems, short stories, and novels of some of the following authors:
- Phillis Wheatley,
- Frederick Douglass,
- Harriet Jacobs,
- Pauline Hopkins,
- Langston Hughes,
- Richard Wright,
- Zora Neale Hurston,
- Gwendolyn Brooks,
- Ralph Ellison,
- Toni Morrison.
Prerequisites:
A previous literature course or permission of the instructor.
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