ENGL 257:Introduction to African American Literature

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , grade of “C” or better
Introduction to African American literature that includes critical analysis and writing about literature. Students will read, analyze, discuss, and write about literary works by African American writers during the periods of Reconstruction, the rise of the “New Negro,” the Harlem Renaissance, black realism, modernism, and post modernism. The Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalog name and number for this course are CENL 2403: Intro to African American Literature.