Topics in African Literature
Topical study of African literature including novels, drama, poetry, short stories, and cinema through a conceptual lens.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Make connections between the place and date of a literary publication and its socio-political context
Engage in sophisticated and informed discussions about the language of literary production
Communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, about the relationship between literary production and its socio-political context
Critically and creatively engage major scholarly works in the field
Conceptualize and execute a focused writing project requiring extensive research
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing and (AFRICAN 201, 203, 231, or FOLKLORE/AFRICAN 210), or graduate/professional standing
- Sophomore standing
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- graduate/professional standing
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
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Topics
- Novels, drama, poetry, short stories, and cinema
- Regional, period, or language-specific texts
- Modernity, cultural identity, nation building, ideology, and globalization
Skills
- Connecting literary publications to their socio-political context
- Discussing the language of literary production
- Critically engaging scholarly works
- Executing a focused writing project with research
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