THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze and interpret works of literature and art produced by Black artists and writers during the 1960s in relation to the historical, social, political, and cultural contexts of the Black Arts Movement. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply critical thinking and analytical skills regarding gender, race, and other social categories of identity and oppression to the study of written texts and a variety of literary and visual arts produced during the Black Arts Movement. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe the role of literary and artistic expression and collective action as means of resistance to historical systemic and institutional oppression. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply the methods and theories used by scholars of African American Studies to develop new research projects about the Black Arts Movement. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze and interpret works of literature and art produced by Black artists and writers during the 1960s in relation to the historical, social, political, and cultural contexts of the Black Arts Movement. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Apply critical thinking and analytical skills regarding gender, race, and other social categories of identity and oppression to the study of written texts and a variety of literary and visual arts produced during the Black Arts Movement. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe the role of literary and artistic expression and collective action as means of resistance to historical systemic and institutional oppression. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply the methods and theories used by scholars of African American Studies to develop new research projects about the Black Arts Movement. Audience: Graduate