#  English 195tw. 20th Century African American Literature 

 



 Instructor: [Glenda Carpio](/people/glenda-carpio)  
Day & Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:30-11:45am  
[Course Website](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/81200)

 Close readings of major 20th-century writers in the context of cultural history. (I) From the Harlem Renaissance to the Federal Writers' Project: Alain Locke, Jean Toomer, Claude McKay, Jessie Fauset, George Schuyler, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright. (II) From World War II to the present: Ralph Ellison, Ann Petry, James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, Toni Morrison, Ishmael Reed, Charles Johnson, Rita Dove, Colson Whitehead, Paul Beatty.