Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
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Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENG 3580 - African American Literature

3 cr
Students survey prominent African American literature from the eighteenth century to the present. The relationship between vernacular literature-the blues, gospel, jazz, the sermon-and the formal African American literary tradition is examined. Students also consider the relationship between African American literature and the more general category of American literature.
This course counts towards the Aesthetic Understanding Frame of Reference.
Prerequisite: Highly recommended: ENG 1310  
Course offered every fourth year, see Department Chair for offering cycle.