ETHN 033 - Survey of African American Literature

    Recent Professors
    Melanny Nevarez
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 6 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 7 · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area F
    Description
    Course Equivalent: ENGL 033 General Education: SCC: Area 3, Area 4, Area 6; Cal-GETC: Area 3B, Area 4, 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. ETHN 035 Diverse Art: Race and Representation in the U.S.A. 3.0 Units Course Equivalent: ARTH 035 General Education: SCC: Area 3, Area 4, Area 6, Local District Requirement: Cross-Cultural Studies; Cal-GETC: Area 3A; Area 4, Area 6 An art survey course that examines and assesses the work of African American artists and artists representing one or more additional communities: Native American, Asian American, and/or Latinx. Examines artists' anti-racist and anti-colonial strategies to assert agency and effect change through the creation and display of their art, in both contemporary and historical contexts. Explores the complexities of intersectional identity, as well as the racism of art organizations and U.S. society. Field trip may be required.