ENG 257 African American Literature

Studies representative literary works by African American writers. Focuses on African American culture and traditions and their contributions to the diversity and significance of American literature. Recommended: Completion of WR 121Z Composition I or equivalent.

Credits

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

General Education Requirements

AGS Humanities/Arts, AS Cultural Diversity, AS Liberal Arts Core 2, AAOT Arts & Letters, AAS Human Relations, Cultural Literacy AAOT/AAS

Outcomes

Analyze African American literature through critical reading, writing, and discussion. Describe how African American culture, history, and literature explore the human condition. Recognize how African Americans experience difference, power, and discrimination. Participate in activities that encourage personal awareness, growth, and/or creativity through interactions with African American literature.