ENGL M104B
African American Literature from Harlem Renaissance to 1960s
Description: (Same as African American Studies M104B.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H. Introductory survey of 20th-century African American literature from New Negro Movement of post-World War I period to 1960s, including oral materials (ballads, blues, speeches) and fiction, poetry, and essays by authors such as Jean Toomer, Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Nella Larsen, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ann Petry, James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Ralph Ellison. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2023 - Prof Streeter is wonderful. She radiates good energy and just has so much to teach us. We use most of the books that she requests on the syllabus (plus they are also SUPER interesting), and she grades things throughout the beginning of the semester, but not really towards the end. She takes attendance at the beginning of class!!! However, in the middle of the quarter she did stop taking attendance. The workload is not much at all. Just a few papers (the final was just 5 pages long) and a final group project. You get to pick what book and date you want to present. Additionally, she hosts movie nights for the class which are really fun (not mandatory). If you can have a class with her, take it!!! You will learn something. Summary: Workload: Not bad at all. Definitely manageable. Grading: Does and does not grade much throughout the quarter. Generous grader though. Attendance: Matters at the beginning. Does not record lectures. Textbooks: All except one can be found for free online. Plus, towards the end, you may not need all of the books that are meant for the last few weeks of class. Just one that your group will present on. Her delay in grading isn't a big deal since she compensates by extending the due dates. However, I know some people like to get feedback on assignments or like to plan when to finish assignments (so it can be a hassle if deadlines keep changing).
Winter 2023 - Prof Streeter is wonderful. She radiates good energy and just has so much to teach us. We use most of the books that she requests on the syllabus (plus they are also SUPER interesting), and she grades things throughout the beginning of the semester, but not really towards the end. She takes attendance at the beginning of class!!! However, in the middle of the quarter she did stop taking attendance. The workload is not much at all. Just a few papers (the final was just 5 pages long) and a final group project. You get to pick what book and date you want to present. Additionally, she hosts movie nights for the class which are really fun (not mandatory). If you can have a class with her, take it!!! You will learn something. Summary: Workload: Not bad at all. Definitely manageable. Grading: Does and does not grade much throughout the quarter. Generous grader though. Attendance: Matters at the beginning. Does not record lectures. Textbooks: All except one can be found for free online. Plus, towards the end, you may not need all of the books that are meant for the last few weeks of class. Just one that your group will present on. Her delay in grading isn't a big deal since she compensates by extending the due dates. However, I know some people like to get feedback on assignments or like to plan when to finish assignments (so it can be a hassle if deadlines keep changing).
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