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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 AFR AMER LIT | | Prerequisite: | (ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 or ENGL 2330 or ENGL 2340 or ENGL 2400) and (ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 or ENGL 2330 or ENGL 2340 or ENGL 2400 or CMLT 2111 or CMLT 2210 or CMLT 2212 or CMLT 2220 or CMLT 2500) | 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 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | (ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 or ENGL 2330 or ENGL 2340 or ENGL 2400) and (ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 or ENGL 2330 or ENGL 2340 or ENGL 2400 or CMLT 2111 or CMLT 2210 or CMLT 2212 or CMLT 2220 or CMLT 2500) |
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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