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| Course ID: | ENGL(AFAM) 4880. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in African American Literature | Course
Description: | Selected topics in African American literature such as African American autobiography, Harlem Renaissance, Gwendolyn Brooks and Richard Wright, and Black American literature and aesthetics. | | Oasis Title: | Topics in African American Lit | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ENGL 4880E, AFAM 4880E | | Prerequisite: | Two 2000-level ENGL courses or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 3000-level ENGL course) or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 2000-level CMLT course) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | Students will explore selected topics in African American
literature with special attention paid to historical and
cultural contexts. Sample topics include the Harlem
Renaissance, African American Poetry, African American Novel,
and the Civil Rights Movement and African American Literature.
Specific course topics and objectives will vary widely each
time this course is taught, but in general students can expect
to become thoroughly familiar with a focused body of literature
and its contexts.
Students will become skilled at raising and discussing (in both
written and oral forms) critical questions prompted by this
literature. A combination of short and long writing
assignments will be assigned, including journal entries, in-
class writing, analytical essays, and/or essay exams totaling
20-25 pages. Criteria for grading include analytical content,
grammar, style, and (if applicable) quality and breadth of
critical and theoretical sources. | | Topical Outline: | This course is taught by instructors with a wide variety of
specialties within the field of African American literature,
thus texts and topics will vary from semester to semester.
Sample topics include the Harlem Renaissance, African American
Poetry, African American Novel, and the Civil Rights Movement
and African American Literature. Check English Department
course listings at www.english.uga.edu each term for specific
descriptions, reading lists, and syllabi. | |
| Course ID: | ENGL(AFAM) 4880E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. |
| Course Title: | Topics in African American Literature |
Course
Description: | Selected topics in African American literature, such as African
American autobiography, Harlem Renaissance, Gwendolyn Brooks
and Richard Wright, and Black American literature and
aesthetics. |
| Oasis Title: | Topics in African American Lit |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ENGL 4880, AFAM 4880 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | Two 2000-level ENGL courses or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 3000-level ENGL course) or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 2000-level CMLT course) |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
|
| Course Objectives: | Students will explore selected topics in African American
literature with special attention paid to historical and
cultural contexts. Sample topics include the Harlem
Renaissance, African American Poetry, African American Novel,
and the Civil Rights Movement and African American Literature.
Specific course topics and objectives will vary widely each
time this course is taught, but in general students can expect
to become thoroughly familiar with a focused body of
literature and its contexts.
Students will become skilled at raising and discussing (in
both written and oral forms) critical questions prompted by
this literature. A combination of short and long writing
assignments will be assigned, including journal entries, in-
class writing, analytical essays, and/or essay exams totaling
20-25 pages. Criteria for grading include analytical content,
grammar, style, and (if applicable) quality and breadth of
critical and theoretical sources. |
| Topical Outline: | This course is taught by instructors with a wide variety of
specialties within the field of African American literature,
thus texts and topics will vary from semester to semester.
Sample topics include the Harlem Renaissance, African American
Poetry, African American Novel, and the Civil Rights Movement
and African American Literature. Check English Department
course listings at www.english.uga.edu each term for specific
descriptions, reading lists, and syllabi. |
Syllabus: No Syllabus Available
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