AML 2600 - Survey of African American Literature AML 2600 - Survey of African American Literature The course introduces students to a variety of authors, genres, periods, emphasizing the development, continuities, and discontinuities within the African American literary tradition. The course will pay special attention to the ways African American literature intertextualizes elements of the vernacular tradition (spirituals, folktales, blues/jazz) and its own immediate past. In addition, the course focuses on issues of fictional representation of the Black experience, including issues of heritage and the idea of the African diaspora. Readings are arranged so that students can trace the development of various genres, styles, themes, and images. This course meets the definition of a writing-intensive course (State BOE Rule 6A-10.030). Parallel: College Transfer (A.A. and A.S)
Prerequisites: ENC1101, ENC1102