AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA LITERATURE AND CULTURE
Explore classic literary and cultural texts from three regions: Africa, the Caribbean, and African America. Consider the origins and evolution of the African diaspora, and the many forms of its expression. Consider how the African diaspora has shaped US society today, exploring significant themes such as slavery and colonialism, race and cultural identity; intra-racial/cultural and cross-continental alliances and antagonisms; gender and genre; and the paradoxical fate so far-cultural visibility but peripheral political and economic power- of global Afro-cultures. Think about how African-American writers have been influenced by the experience of the African diaspora, and also about the ways that cultural expression from around the world has shaped US culture.
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 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique classic literary and cultural texts from Africa, the Caribbean and African America. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify these works and their contexts to larger issues surrounding cultural expression globally. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity and how they are affected by socio-historical factors. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique classic literary and cultural texts from Africa, the Caribbean and African America. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify these works and their contexts to larger issues surrounding cultural expression globally. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity and how they are affected by socio-historical factors. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027