3.00 Credits
African American Literature studies oral and written stories of African American writers from the 18th century through the Harlem Renaissance to present times, including well-known authors like Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Martin Luther King, Jr., and others. Students analyze major themes like alienation, identity, double-consciousness, racism, classism, rebellion, revolt, and escape. They evaluate these works for their literary merit, becoming aware of the personal, social, artistic and literary values of African American authors; furthermore, they discover connections among these stories, poems, and speeches and their own experience. This course is a transfer course that may apply as an elective by a receiving institution. (TE)