African Literature in French

Overview

Subject area

FRE

Catalog Number

324

Course Title

African Literature in French

Department(s)

Description

The student will read, discuss, and prepare written or oral reports on the imaginative didactic works of such contemporary African writers as Oyono, Diop, Senghor, Camara Laye, and Franz Fanon and Aime Cesaire of the Caribbean. Philosophies such as "La Negritude" will be analyzed as well as political, economic, aesthetic, and linguistic trends in the African nations represented by these men of letters.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

010626

Course Schedule