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ENGL 2340 - Survey of African American Literature

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to literary texts by African Americans and their significant literary contributions to America’s diverse cultural history. The course also studies the thematic and narrative discourse of African American Literature from its beginnings in the African oral tradition to the Harlem Renaissance to the present.

Prerequisite: ENGL 1200  

General Education - Discoveries:
  • GDAH: Arts/Humanities
General Education - Competencies:
  • GCIF: Intercultural Fluency






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