Dec 23, 2025  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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ENG 3390 - African American Literature from 1930 to the Present


Will study authors, works, genres, and topics in African American literature from 1930 to the present.

Requisites: ENG 2010 or 2020 or 250 or 2 courses above ENG 200 or (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Discuss the development of African-American literature from the Harlem Renaissance to the present.
  • Examine the political and social contexts in which African American writing was produced.
  • Expand students’ skills for making connections between African American history and literature.
  • Introduce students to the major figures and themes of African American literature from the Harlem Renaissance to the present.



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