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English Literature (ENG)
118 Prince Lucien Campbell, 541-346-3911
English
College of Arts & Sciences
Course Data
  ENG 241   Intro African Amer Lit >1 >IP 4.00 cr.
African American literature and culture in relevant intellectual, social, and historical contexts.
Grading Options: Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
Instructor: Barter FE-mail Office:   320 PLC
Phone:   (541) 346-1510
Course Materials
 
  CRN Avail Max Time Day Location Instructor Notes
  27047 0 40 1400-1450 mwf 191 ANS Barter F  

Final Exam:

1445-1645 r 3/21 191 ANS
Academic Deadlines
Deadline     Last day to:
January 6:   Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded)
January 12:   Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 12:   Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 13:   Add this course
January 13:   Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded)
January 13:   Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded)
January 16:   Last day to change to or from audit
January 20:   Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded)
January 20:   Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded)
January 27:   Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded)
January 27:   Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded)
February 3:   Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded)
February 3:   Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded)
February 24:   Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded)
February 24:   Change grading option for this course
Caution You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day.

Expanded Course Description
This course is a survey of writings by African American authors of the 19th and 20th centuries. Studying fiction, essays, and poetry, we’ll close read representative texts to identify formal and thematic elements that characterize the African American literary tradition. We will consider how these works exemplify and complicate lived and literary identities. In other words, how do these texts fit into or defy ideas about race, gender, and class on the one hand and classifications of genre, period, and literary style on the other. We’ll study relationships among these works to uncover how they reflect on, depend on, or revise one another. We will also look for relationships between these works and other art forms, such as blues, jazz, folklore, and visual arts. The goal of this course is to help you engage with African American literature, improving your writing, reading, and critical thinking skills in the process.
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