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Dec 17, 2024
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Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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ENG 249 - The Legacy of Slavery (4 Cr.) (GCR RPP) (LER - DIV)
In this interdisciplinary course on African-American literature, culture, and history students will examine the impact and legacy of slavery on the experiences of all Americans, but particularly African Americans as they negotiate and define “freedom” for themselves throughout history. The theme of enslavement will be explored from the American Colonial period to the present in literary genres that include slave narratives, poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, and science fiction. Authors include Butler, Chesnutt, Douglass, Hansberry, Ellison, and Wright. (Can count for WEC or WID: See English Major: General Requirements) Prerequisite: college writing proficiency, or WRT 181 , or FYS 100W , or permission of the instructor, or sophomore standing. Spring semester. Robinson.
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