AFST. 3247

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AFST. 3247 - Literature of the African Diaspora (3 cr)

Africana Studies SHUSS - School of Hum. & Soc. Sci.

Catalog Description

3 hours; 3 creditsProse, poetry, drama, and film by black writers in Africa, the Americas,and Europe. Engagements with Western literary traditions andtraditional oral literatures, folklore and music. Commonalities in styleand theme. Major literary movements. Gender, nationality andtransnationalism as constructed and interrogated boundaries, identities,and affiliations. (Not open to students who have completed CoreCurriculum 3110.) 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 Satisfies PathwaysCollege Option requirement. Starting Fall 2019 qualifies as an International Cultural Competency (ICC) course for Pathways College Option purposes.Prerequisite: English 1010 or permission of the department and juniorstanding.

Course Attributes

COPT - COPT (College Option)

Minimum

3

Max

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Requirement Designation

RLA_CollegeOption

Prerequisites & Corequisites

036621

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