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Spring 2020
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| ENG 151 - Black American Literature |
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Associated Term:
Spring 2020
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Have a working knowledge of what defines African-American literature. 2. Understand the critical differences between African-American and White American literature 3. Have a better understanding of the process of legitimization black writers experience in order for their works to be validated by the white publishing world 4. Have an awareness of the theme of "double-consciousness" and its role in the development of African American literature. 5. Have a better understanding of American social and intellectual history. 6. Distinguish between connotation and denotation and demonstrate how the connotative language helps shape major points of a literary text (poem, story, play) 7. Demonstrate ability to use interpretive frameworks to investigate contextual meanings of literature. Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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