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Course Catalog 2012-2013 
    
Course Catalog 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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FYSP 129 - Coming of Age in African Literature


Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WR
This course focuses on African writing, examining a non-western body of work from a non-western perspective. A major theme is the challenges facing youth in colonial and postcolonial Africa: the struggle to balance tradition and change; the quest for education; the development of political awareness. Several books offer an African approach to what in the west is called a ‘Bildungsroman,’ or novel of youth’s coming of age. Texts include Laye’s L’Enfant Noir, Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions, and Okri’s Flowers and Shadows.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: L. Podis
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes



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