2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
    May 10, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog

ENG 294 - African American Literary and Critical Race Theory


Utilizing the theoretical approaches found in African American literary criticism of the 20th and 21st century, this course will evaluate the complex relationship of racial thought in African American literary theory. Creating an understanding of the relationship of literature to the larger experience of African Americans, students will analyze the dialogue of racial identity, Black feminist/womanist thought, Poststructuralism, queer theory, intersectionality, cultural studies, essentialism, and critical race theory from the 1920s to today.

For English majors, this course satisfies the E requirement. For English minors, this course can count either as a seminar in Theory or as a 200-level English seminar, but it cannot double count for the two requirements.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites: One 100-level English literature course (ENG 100-199) or permission of instructor

Course Designation/Attribute: AP, DI

Anticipated Terms Offered: Annually