AFST 465 - Seminar in African and African-American Literature

(3.00)

A study of creative writers of African descent in America, Africa and the Caribbean and the impact of their works on the shaping of consciousness among black people. Focus on issues and themes such as alienation, confrontation, accommodation, revolution, tradition and modernism, the New Negro, Negritude, African personality, BlackPower, etc. Topics will be announced each semester offered. This course is repeatable up to 6 credits or 2 attempts. Recommended Preparation: AFST 260 and AFST 261; one of AFST 360, AFST 361 or AFST 362; or permission of the instructor

Course ID: 52098
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Sem Afr/Afro-Amer Lit, Black World Autobiograph, Creative Conn. In AFST