Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 6 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 7 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area FDescriptionCourse Equivalent: ETHN 033 General Education: SCC: Area 3, Area 6; Cal-GETC: Area 3B, Area 6 This course introduces students to a survey of Black Literature, focusing on the early oral tradition, literature of slavery and freedom, the Harlem Renaissance, Modernism, the Black Arts Era, and the contemporary period. Reading selections may consist of poetry, short stories, plays, novels, and nonfiction prose, including essays, letters, political tracts, autobiographies, speeches, and sermons. Students analyze the literature and apply critical theory, along with historical, cultural, and political contexts to explore lived experiences, social struggles, and contributions of Black and African Americans writers in the United States. 