African Literature
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Overview
Subject area
AAD
Catalog Number
307
Course Title
African Literature
Department(s)
Description
4 Credits; 4 Hours. (ENL 307 / AAD 307). An introduction to sub-Saharan African literature exploring a variety of regions, authors, genres, and literary traditions. Texts will be discussed in relation to their aesthetic, cultural, historical, and philosophical context, and may include indigenous, anglophone, francophone, and lusophone literatures. Texts not originally in English will be read in English translation. Topics may include: influence of precolonial oral traditions; effect of colonialism and anticolonial struggles; gender and sexuality; social and cultural movements in the twentieth century, e.g. négritude and Pan-Africanism. For English majors and minors, this is designated as a literature, minority, world literature, and genre course.PREREQUISITES: An ENH-200 level course or ENL 290.
Cross Listed Courses
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Course Attributes
COPT - CSIPD (CSI Pluralism and Diversity), COPT - CSITALA (CSI TALA)
Credits
Minimum Units
4
Maximum Units
4
Academic Progress Units
4
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
4
Requisites
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