ENGL 3140 - African Literature

A topical and/or regional study of African literature which may focus on North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, West, East, and/or South Africa. Topics may be historical or contemporary and can include oral tradition, mythology, religious texts, epic, poetry, drama, fiction, autobiography, biography, film, popular culture, essays, and address the development of autochthonous cultures as well as connections between cultural areas and/or contact with the West and other parts of the world. Works will be studies in English. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.

Credits: 3 hours

When Offered: Fall, Spring