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CS92PROD
Survey of African American Theater
ENGL 385
Fall 2016
Section: 01  
Crosslisting: THEA 323, AFAM 323, FGSS 323

This course surveys the dynamism and scope of African American dramatic and performance traditions. Zora Neale Hurston's 1925 play COLOR STRUCK and August Wilson's 2006 play GEM OF THE OCEAN serve as bookends to our exploration of the ways in which African American playwrights interweave various customs, practices, experiences, critiques, and ideologies within their work.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM-MN)(AFAM)(AMST)(ENGL)(FGSS)(THEA)
Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89%

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