Beginning with the slave narratives and David Walker's 'Appeal,' black Americans have presented a continuous body of protest in response to various conditions. Several theories will be explored. This course will address important issues related to Black political participation as well as African American efforts at economic empowerment. This course will be offered every three years. Covers cultural, traditional and modern day issues impacting individuals, families, communities, and tribal groups.
Works read in translation or in Spanish.
Fiction and poetry of contemporary American Indian authors. Works and writers approached in relation to the cultural, social, and historical background from which they emerged. Important writers of African American literary tradition from 18th century to 1930, beginning with African folklore and ending with works produced during Harlem Renaissance. Wheatley, Walker, Douglass, Dunbar, Washington, DuBois, McKay, Hughes, Larsen, Hurston, and others. Works and writers approached in relation to the cultural, social, and historical background from which they emerged.