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Analyze the major cultural, historical, political, rhetorical, and literary conditions that have shaped post-colonial African Literature
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Interpret African literary texts
Integrate new ideas and concepts into written product
Write in literary and analytical modes
Analyze the impact of Negritude in francophone African Literature
Essay is submitted on time and according to the specifications of the instructor
Identify conditions that African authors had to overcome in order to begin and continue to publish their works
Assess the place of major figures in African textual traditions
Explore the past and present scope of African textual traditions
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Articulate in oral and written form the ideas, images, themes, motifs, and techniques present in African textual traditions
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Identify major themes and rhetorical devices used in African literary traditions
Apply critical terminology to the interpretation of literary techniques
Analyze major themes and rhetorical devices used in African literary traditions by applying critical terminology
Analyze the meaning of African literary tropes
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Analyze the relationship between representation, subjectivity, and strategies of empowerment for authors from marginalized positions
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Examine the negotiation of difference and ethnicity in African Literature in the U.S.
Identify the conditions that African authors had to overcome in order to begin and continue to publish their works
Analyze the relationship between dominant and marginalized traditions
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Examine the relationship between the African oral tradition and contemporary African Literature
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Oral presentation
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Analyze African short stories
Compare short stories from various parts of Africa
Compare short stories from different time periods
Contrast short stories from different linguistic backgrounds
Identify the difference between orality and literacy
Illustrate how African orality complements contemporary African Literature
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Evaluate African Literature within the United States
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Analyze the representation of ethnic minorities in African Literature in the U.S.
Evaluate the relationship between African immigrants and African Americans
Analyze the representation of African immigrants as an ethnic minority in the United States
Deconstruct the relationship between race, identity and belonging in the global landscapes of Africans and Americans
Analyze race and ethnicity as represented through interactions between African immigrants, their American counterparts, and immigrants from other parts of the world
Assess the relationship between various African minority groups who live in the U.S.
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Analyze the representation of colonialism in the African oral tradition and literature
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Define colonialism in the African context
Explain the history of colonialism in Africa
Analyze how the colonial enterprise is dramatized in African Literature
Distinguish between external and internal factors that affect African Literature during colonialism
Analyze the relationship between internal and external factors
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Appraise the complexity and diversity of African oral and written traditions
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Analyze the concept of diversity in the African context
Evaluate how diversity is reflected in African literature
Examine how European languages affect African literary production
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Analyze contemporary African literature within postcolonial theory
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Explain postcolonial theory as it applies to African Literature
Analyze postcolonial theory within African Literature
Apply postcolonial theory to the interpretation of African literature
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Examine the role of gender in African Literature
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Define African feminism
Analyze literature by African women authors
Evaluate the relationship between gender and subjectivity in African Literature
Explain the role of women in the African oral tradition
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Evaluate the representation of religion and African identities in the oral and written traditions of Africa
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Identify various religious traditions in African Literature
Describe the relationship between Christianity, Islam, and African religions
Analyze the role of African religions in the formation of African identities
Analyze the role of Christianity in the formation of African identities
Analyze the role of Islam in the formation of African identities
Compare/contrast how various religious traditions contribute to the making of African identities
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Analyze the language question in contemporary African Literature
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Assess the relationship between literature in African languages and Europhone African Literature
Analyze francophone African Literature in translation
Evaluate how the choice of language affects writing and publishing in African Literature