ABS 305 - 20th Century Black Women’s Literature (Put on reserve 9/16/16)

Description:
This seminar reads poetry, fiction, memoir, and criticism by and about black American women from 1919 to the 1990s. (Put on reserve 9/16/16. Last taught in 2012. Will go inactive 8/24/19.)

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: ENG 101.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Describe the various variegated forms of hip hop across the world and identify differing explanations of hip hop as an agent of social change and the connections between cause and effect in the discipline of history
Identify the critical and theoretical concerns of black female authors, particularly in relation to questions of history and memory, narrative and resistance.
Identify and evaluate the impact of larger historical events in the United States on the literature of black American women.
Analyze the genre choices authors make and themes on which they focus when writing about the black female experience.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/18/10