INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Literature Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major literary movements in the history of Black literature Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the contextual frameworks that shape cultural representations of race in the US Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the ways African American history and culture shapes and informs Black literary compositions Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply textual analysis and cultural studies criticism to our primary readings through class discussion, written essays, and other evaluation Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop persuasive written arguments about the aesthetic construction, form, context, and meaning of Black authors’ cultural texts and objects Audience: Undergraduate 6. Communicate with others in ways that displays an understanding of racial inequities in the US Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major literary movements in the history of Black literature Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the contextual frameworks that shape cultural representations of race in the US Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the ways African American history and culture shapes and informs Black literary compositions Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply textual analysis and cultural studies criticism to our primary readings through class discussion, written essays, and other evaluation Audience: Undergraduate 5. Develop persuasive written arguments about the aesthetic construction, form, context, and meaning of Black authors’ cultural texts and objects Audience: Undergraduate 6. Communicate with others in ways that displays an understanding of racial inequities in the US Audience: Undergraduate