HUM453 - A - Contemporary African Amer Lit

Students survey literature by African American authors from the 1900s to the present. Readings include poems, essays, novels, and lyrics that grapple with civil rights, Black feminism, hip hop, LGBTQ issues, and other aspects of the African American experience. Additional topics may include the oral tradition, the Black Arts Movement, slavery in the modern imagination, intersectionality, and cross-cultural identities.