ENGL 235 — African-American Literature
This course surveys the rich lit erary tradition of African-American literature. It seeks to acquaint students with the major writers, literary movements, and historical events that shaped writers such as Phyllis Wheatley, purchased as a slave by a wealthy Boston family in 1761, through p oetry and prose writers of the 21st century. Topics will include the antebellum period, the Gilded Age, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Power Movement, and the present. Texts will include poetry, prose, short stories, and/or a novel. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite(s): ENGL-100 or ENGL-101 Corequisite(s): ENGL-115