1. Have a better understanding of the African American literary canon.
2. Be introduced to the key moments in African American history and important African American figures.
3. High levels of English language proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

1. Have a better understanding of the African American literary canon.
2. Be introduced to the key moments in African American history and important African American figures.
3. High levels of English language proficiency in listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

A course pack will be provided containing the short stories and novel extracts used in the first part of the semester, most of which will be pulled from:
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 2nd Edition. Ed. Henry Louis Gates JR. and Nellie Y. McKay. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. Print.
Whitehead, Colson. The Underground Railroad. London: Fleet, 2016. Print.

A course pack will be provided containing the short stories and novel extracts used in the first part of the semester, most of which will be pulled from:
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 2nd Edition. Ed. Henry Louis Gates JR. and Nellie Y. McKay. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. Print.
Whitehead, Colson. The Underground Railroad. London: Fleet, 2016. Print.