ENG 222 - African-American Literature and Culture

A survey of the literature written by African-Americans from slavery times through the civil rights movement. Attention will also be given to outstanding examples of African-American music. The course covers a bit more than a century of African-American writing, from Douglass to Lorraine Hansberry. Selections from writers such as Dunbar, DuBois, Hughes, Hurston, Wright, Petry, Brooks, Ellison, and Baldwin will be included. The historical context of the works will be emphasized throughout the course.

Credit(s): 4
General Education Designations: Diversity & Power, Local Studies