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Mar 28, 2024
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LIT 130 - African-American Literature Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Core Introduction to the study and appreciation of literature written by African-American writers. A broad range of Black American authors will be presented. Competencies
- Identify the elements of poetry, fiction and drama
- Distinguish the elements of form
- Specify the elements of content
- Analyze a wide range of literary works written by African-Americans
- Interpret poetry, fiction, drama, and other literary forms
- Evaluate poetry, fiction, drama, and other literary forms of literature
- Make connections between studied works of literature
- Demonstrate an understanding of a wide range of literary works
- Value a wide range of poetry, fiction, and drama
- Practice reading critically a wide range of poetry, fiction and drama
- Develop an appreciation for the importance of African-American literature in culture
- Acknowledge the importance of poetry, fiction, drama, and other literary forms
- Acknowledge the cultural contributions of African-Americans
- Analyze works written by African-Americans within a sociopolitical time-frame
- Explain major time periods and events relating to African-Americans and their literature
- Make connections between African-American literary works and major time periods and events
- Differentiate between various critical approaches to literature such as Formalist (new Criticism), Marxist, Feminist, Psychoanalytic, Deconstructionist, Reader Response, New Historicist, Structuralist, Cultural Studies, and others
- Distinguish the elements of one or more critical approaches
- Discuss the significance of one or more critical approaches
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