AAAF 1247 — - Literature of the African Diaspora
This course explores literature from the "diaspora": In this course, we recognize the term "diaspora" as the worldwide collection of communities descended from Native Africans or people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas. In addition, the complicated histories of individuals of African descent have resulted in the leaving of home for many reasons-- voluntary or forced. This course will take a closer look at the literature from across the diaspora through an examination of major themes, genres, and motifs of the literatures of Africa and the Americas. Through literature, film, and multimedia, African people have recorded the histories and fictionalizations of diasporic experiences. The results of these diasporic experiences reflect their cultural, historical, political, and socioeconomic realities which are represented through their artistic media. Lecture: 3 hours, Lab: 1 hour Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 (may be taken concurrently) Course completes the following requirements: Oral Communication Diverse Perspectives Humanities Requirement URI/RIC Transfer General Education Transfer Opportunity: Yes