Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2010-12

AAS 317 - Caribbean Literature: Major Authors and Movements


Survey of literature in English and translations written by Caribbean authors. Major themes and literary movements of Caribbean discussed: Negritude, Negrissmo, ancestral imperative, search for identity, reordering of group images. Transcultural and syncretic elements discussed. Outside readings essential for class contributions.

Prerequisites: SOPH OR JR OR SR
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts. Note: Effective Summer Quarter 2010-11 (June 2011) any non-repeatable course may be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.


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