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Nov 04, 2026
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Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
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ENG 225 African American Literature I Credits: (3)
A reading, writing, and discussion course that studies literature written by African American authors. Students read poetry, novels, short stories, plays, sermons, and folktales in order to develop their critical appreciation of literature, as well as understand the unique condition of people of African descent living in America. The first semester surveys literature written by and about African Americans from the 1750’s to the 1950’s. Prerequisite(s): ENG 103 and ENG 104 .
SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): Humanities
Designation(s): Liberal Arts
Learning Outcomes
- Make and defend judgments about Africa
- Critically analyze African American literary texts in writing
- Use literary terminology and/or theory correctly
- Identify, describe and analyze connections between African American literary texts and the aesthetic, social, political, and/or cultural history of the period in which they were produced in American Literature from the 1750’s to 1950’s
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