UISA 181D - Introduction to African American Literature

Course Cross-listed with ENG 152D
3 credit(s) High Impact Practice: Diversity
This course introduces students to major authors, texts, and themes in African American literature from 1800-present. Special attention is paid to the ideas that have shaped African American written expression during that period and the genres (autobiography, poetry, prose, fiction, drama) in which those ideas are communicated. Counts as a “D” diversity course in UIS.

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