Modern African Fiction credit: 3 or

4 Hours

Examines selected major African novels along thematic and formal lines; literary responses to colonialism and political independence and the crises that accompanied both in Africa; and study of critical approaches to the African novel and African characteristics of and contribution to the novel as a genre. Readings in English. Same as CWL 410 and ENGL 470 . 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: AFST 210 or AFST 222 , or junior standing.