Fall Term 2016 19TH C AFRICAN-AMER WRITERS - 5902 - ENG 478 |
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Prerequisites/Notes: ENG 250, ENG 260, or junior standing; or consent of instructor Catalog Description : This lecture/discussion class will explore the rich literature African-American authors created, against great adversity, in nineteenth-century America. We will read works by Frederick Douglass, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Charlotte Forten Grimke, Paul Laurence Dunbar and others. Students will write short weekly papers and a substantial final research paper. PREREQUISITES: ENG 250, ENG 260, or junior standing; or consent of instructor Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, GER Humanities Div, GER Dimens Diversity, 400-599 Advanced Course
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