Class Id: 7848
Days: MW
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 01:20 PM
Building: MCCOH
Room: 66
Course Id: 3462
Departments and Numbers: AAS 359, ENG 354
Area: LA
Title: African American Literature: Harlem Renaissance to Present
Description: This course examines African American literature in the 20th century emphasizing the relationship between cultural production and historical phenomenon. What is the relationship between African American cultural production and historical phenomena like the Great Migration and key cultural movements like the Harlem Renaissance in American life? Additionally, how do we place African American literature and cultural production in a global narrative that encompasses decolonization, multiculturalism and globalization? Primary texts include novels, short stories, some poetry and video and performance art.
Prerequisites:
Professors: Jose E. Raymundo
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