LIT-255 The Marrow of African-American Literature
Exploration of how African-Americans, in the face of enslavement, exclusion and terror, produced literature expressing their identities and aspirations. In examining themes such as abduction, separation and resistance, students will assess the inscription of self on the emergent national culture by writers such as Olaudah Equiano, Phillis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Wilson, Frances Harper, Sutton Griggs and Charles Chesnutt.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
AFRST-255
Prerequisite
One course in literature, or consent of instructor.
Offered
Fall
Notes
(History or SSIH). Open to sophomores and juniors only.