May 22, 2025  
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

AFH 382 - Black Women’s Literature of the African Diaspora


Black women’s literature presents students with the opportunity to examine through literature the political, social, and historical experiences of Black women from the African Diaspora. The course is structured around five major themes commonly addressed in Black women’s writing: Black female oppression, sexual politics of Black womanhood, Black female sexuality, Black male/female relationships, and Black women and defining self. Covers the Interdisciplinary topic for the English major.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): U3 or U4 standing

Offered: This course is offered as AFH 382, EGL 382 , and WST 382 .

DEC: G

SBC: DIV, HFA+