LIT129 CM - African American Literature

This course introduces students to some of the most influential literary and vernacular texts emerging from the African American cultural context. For the most part, these literary and vernacular works will be considered in relation to the historical moments in which they were produced. This historicized approach will provoke class discussions primarily focused on the way in which black literary production chronicled, reflected, and contributed to African America’s varied, vexed relation to the American “democratic project.” Attention to history will also lead students into considerations of the intimate connection between the aesthetic choices of African American writers and the evolving legal and social statuses of black people in America.

Offered: Every year

Credit: 1

Course Number: LIT 129 CM