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ENGL-404 - INTRO. TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE 2  3 credits
This course is designed to accomplish two aims. First, there will be a concentrated study of the writings of African-Americans from slavery to the present, including not only the usual fiction, essays, and poetry, but also fold tales, orations, and slave narratives. There will also be some exploration of the role of African-American women in fiction. Secondly, this course will focus on developing an awareness of the unique quality of the African-American experience as it has defined the various modes and themes that characterize African-American literature.