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2026-2027 Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Catalog

Course Syllabus

ENGL 2440 - African American Literature


This course provides an introduction to African American poetry, short fiction, essays and autobiographical writings. With an emphasis on historical and social contexts, the course focuses on literature as a means for reseeing the past and, consequently, understanding the present.

Location: B/L
Credits: 3
Classroom Lecture Hours: 45
Lab Hours: 0
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or higher in ENGL 1010  or a grade of “C” or higher in ENGL 1054 .