Black World Literature (ENG-0020)

Fall 2024 · ENG 0020 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Fiction, poetry, and drama written principally in English by black writers from Africa, the Caribbean, and South America. Relation of modern black writing to African folk literature, classical Greek drama, European existentialism, and other contexts. Attention to specific geographical areas illustrating the transition from traditional tribal values and forms of expression to the attempted accommodations to colonialism and industrialism. All works are read in English.

Course codes: ENG-0020, ENG 0020, ENG0020, ENG-20, ENG 20, ENG20, AFR-0022, AFR 0022, AFR0022, AFR-22, AFR 22, AFR22, ILVS-0020, ILVS 0020, ILVS0020, ILVS-20, ILVS 20, ILVS20

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