African American Literature: A General introductory Overview

• The aim of this lecture is to provide students with a general outline of African American Literature that helps them place that body of literature in its politico-historical context.
Discussions and debates in the classroom will be based on the following materials:

Overview of African American Literature

African American literature

SOME GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE

Characteristics of African American Literature

• This brief outline of African American Literature constitute the foundation for a more detailed study.
• The characteristics of African American Literature, on the other hand, will be subject to illustrative examples from different eras in the African American body of literature.