Courses

An examination of representative African-American literary texts, with particular attention to the defining aesthetic principles of the tradition.

An examination of the African-American tradition in literature.

An intensive study of the specific authors or movements in African- American literature.

A study of literary texts, genres, and movements created by African American authors. The course may include focus on the national or transnational contexts and interconnections of the literature. May be repeated twice when topics vary. May be offered concurrently with ENGL 6790.

A study of literary texts, genres, and movements created by African American authors. The course may include focus on the national or transnational contexts and interconnections of the literature.

Examination of topics related to global African diaspora including African descent populations outside of Africa wherever found (the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, etc.); construction of blackness in Latin America; diversity of past and present African descent populations in the Old World; social and political mobilization; religion; popular culture; cultural politics; politics of identity. May be taken three times for credit.

Exploration of a major author as a vehicle for emphasizing intensive analysis, scholarship and literary criticism.

Selected topics in American intellectual and social history will be explored historically. The cultural connections between ideas and society will be examined. May be repeated once if topic is different.

Focuses on select topics in American cinema with an emphasis on film history, technique, aesthetics, and cultural context.

An introduction to American studies as an area of critical inquiry, including a study of the theories and methods used in the field and readings of significant works that have shaped it. Required for the minor in American Studies. Same as HIST 3300. (No more than two [2] 3000-level courses may be counted toward the major in English.)