ENG 217: Readings in African-American Literature

Goal: Students will read and respond, both orally and in writing, to works from the African-American literary tradition to enhance their abilities to analyze texts and to explore connections among texts, and between texts and the cultures that produced them.
Content: Works by African-Americans such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, Malcolm X, Jean Toomer, Gwendolyn Brooks, Toni Morrison, and Tayari Jones.
Gen. Ed. Category: Foundation Building; Speaking.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 or permission of instructor.
Credit: 3
Degree Level: Undergraduate