Maricopa Community Colleges  ENH115   20066-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/13/05

ENH115  20066-99999

LEC

3 Credit(s)

3 Period(s)

Heroes and Myths in African Literature

African literature as a prominent component of contemporary world literature and an integral part of the national cultural heritage of America, Britain, and France. Prerequisites: None.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

ENH115  20066-99999

Heroes and Myths in African Literature

 

1.

Describe diverse oral traditions in Africa, and explain the role of griots. (I)

2.

Define Negritude as a literary movement. (II)

3.

Explain cultural conflicts exposed by Anglophone writers. (II)

4.

Identify common themes in apartheid literature. (II)

5.

Identify major themes and issues in post-Colonial Africa. (III)

6.

Analyze themes in African drama and film. (III)

7.

Analyze African women writers and their themes in the new Africa. (I, II, III)

8.

Identify and analyze universal themes in African literature. (I, II, III)

9.

Describe how the African novel is unique in its aesthetics. (I, II, III)

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

 

ENH115   20066-99999

Heroes and Myths in African Literature

 

 

I. Pre-Colonial African Literature

A. Oral traditions: creation of myths and legends

B. History of empires

II. Colonial African Literature

A. British colonization

B. French colonization

C. Apartheid

III. Post-Colonial African Literature

A. Clash of cultures

B. Aftermath of independence

C. Advent of women writers

 

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