The Early Black Atlantic

Overview

Subject area

ENGL

Catalog Number

348

Course Title

The Early Black Atlantic

Department(s)

Description

An interdisciplinary study of the first diasporic Africans to write in English, from the onset of European trade on the West African coast to the Age of Revolutions. This course will consider issues such as the emergence of racial identity, creolization, religion, print culture, racial capitalism, resistance, and the reshaping of gender and sexuality in the crucible of the Atlantic world economy. Genres will include sermons, fiction, editorials, folklore, poetry, autobiography, and polemics.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

009023

Course Schedule