Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H (formerly ENGL 101 and ENGL 101H). Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course is a comprehensive examination of African-American literature, including prose, poetry, and fiction, from the early oral tradition to the present. The course incorporates understanding of cultural trends and time periods and their relationships to African American literature. Ethnic Studies themes such as race, dislocation, displacement, nation, home, self-determination, gender, class and sexuality will be considered, applying Ethnic Studies theory to critical events, histories, cultures, and intellectual and literary traditions with special focus on the lived experiences, social struggles, and contributions of African Americans. Students analyze the literature and apply critical theory to describe critical events in the histories, cultures, and intellectual and literary traditions, with special focus on the lived experiences, social struggles, and contributions of African Americans in the United States. This course is also offered as ETHS 165 . 