Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15
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AAS 3170 - Black Transnational Literature: Caribbean and Transcultural African American Writing
Covers Caribbean and related African American literary writing, with a view toward understanding the importance of the role of Caribbean literature in Black Diaspora and black transnational cultures. Readings may include works by such authors as C.L.R. James, Jamaica Kincaid, Paule Marshall, and Derek Walcott, a cross-genre sampling of fiction, poetry, and drama. The course will also read relevant post-colonial theory and post-imperialist criticism, including writings by such figures as Paul Gilroy and Stuart Hall.
Requisites: Soph 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
Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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