Spring 2027

Theory of African Literature

Theory of African Literature covers approaches to analyzing African oral narrative performances, heroic poetry, epic, and written literature through aesthetic, symbolic, and structural lenses.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 3.75 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2015: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.69 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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AFRICAN 201, 203, 231,FOLKLORE/​AFRICAN 210, or graduate/professional standing

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 3.75 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2015: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.69 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • African oral narrative performances, heroic poetry, epic, and genres of written literature
  • Aesthetic, symbolic, and structural analysis and their interrelationships

Skills

  • Analysis of African oral narrative performances, heroic poetry, epic, and genres of written literature using aesthetic, symbolic, and structural approaches.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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