LIT 230 — LIT-230. African American Literature. (3 Credits)
This course is designed to explore selected significant issues and concerns from the African American literary canon in the context of key historical moments such as slavery, Jim Crow, Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Black Arts Movement, leading into contemporary historical development. Special attention will be paid to representations of race, religion and gender. This course will examine multiple African-American perspectives in response to historical issues and developments. (3 contact hours)