African Literature

An introduction to sub-Saharan African literature exploring a variety of regions, authors, genres, literary traditions and themes. Texts not originally in English will be read in English translation. For English majors or minors concentrating in literature, this course fulfills the requirement for Literature written by women, American minorities, or writers in Asia (including the Middle East), Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. For linguistics, writing, and dramatic literature concentrators, this course counts as an elective in the major. For African and African Diaspora Studies majors and minors, this is designated as an Africa course and fulfills the requirement for 300-level courses.

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