Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

CRES 144 Introduction to Black Poetry

Introduction to the literary, social, activist, and experimental traditions of Black Poetry from the 18th century through the present. With an emphasis on poets of the Americas and the Caribbean, course explores a range of lyrical works by poets of the African Diaspora whose poetry expresses the enduring mental, emotional, and physical consequences of slavery.

Credits

5

General Education Code

PR-C

Instructor

Fahima Ife