ENG183
AFRICAN AMERICAN LIT II
Clark Core WE Written Expression
Also listed under 2 other titles
- AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE II
- AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT II
- Department
- English
- Terms offered
- 23
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Explores the aesthetic modes configuring the evolution of African American literature in the 20th and 21st centuries, especially the novel. Focus is on the experimental and innovative sensibilities regulating the evolving canon of postmodern writing produced by Americans of African descent. Authors studied may include David Anthony Durham, Percival Everett, Minister Faust, Edward P. Jones, Gayl Jones, Jamaica Kincaid, Toni Morrison, John Ridley, Fran Ross, Carl Hancock Rux, Olympia Vernon, Colson Whitehead and Kevin Young. For English majors and English minors, this course satisfies the B-2 requirement.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026
1996 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 26% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 6 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 10% per year. Department faculty is about 35% below its recent average. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 29% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 10 spring terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 38% below its recent average. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 11 spring terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 39% below its recent average. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 35% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 9 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 7% per year. Department faculty is about 39% below its recent average. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Geography Building G104 2026
- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM Biological Sciences B124 201220082007200620052004
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM JC102 2010
- Tue, Thu, 2:40 PM–3:55 PM JC218 2003
- Tue, Thu, 1:15 PM–2:30 PM JC215 20012000
- Tue, Thu, 11:50 AM–1:05 PM JC220 1999199819971996
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Kourtney Senquiz | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 20 enrolled | 34717 |
| Spring 2022 | Kourtney Senquiz | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 25 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2021 | Kourtney Senquiz | Online | 1 | 16 of 25 enrolled | 34053 |
| Spring 2020 | Kourtney Senquiz | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 25 enrolled | 34053 |
| Spring 2019 | Kourtney Senquiz | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 25 enrolled | 34053 |
| Spring 2018 | Shayla M. Baxter | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 25 enrolled | 34053 |
| Spring 2017 | Esther Jones | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 25 enrolled | 34053 |
| Spring 2016 | Esther Jones | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 15 enrolled | 34053 |
| Spring 2015 | Esther Jones | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 35 enrolled | 34053 |
| Spring 2012 | Esther Jones | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 35 enrolled | 31505 |
| Fall 2010 | Esther Jones | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 35 enrolled | 27161 |
| Spring 2008 | Winston Napier | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 35 enrolled | 33474 |
| Spring 2007 | Winston Napier | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 35 enrolled | 33474 |
| Spring 2006 | Winston Napier | Lecture | 1 | 31 of 35 enrolled | 33474 |
| Spring 2005 | Winston Napier | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 35 enrolled | 30900 |
| Spring 2004 | Winston Napier | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 30 enrolled | 30900 |
| Spring 2003 | Winston Napier | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 30 enrolled | 37251 |
| Spring 2001 | Winston Napier | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 19 of 30 enrolled | 30192 |
| Spring 2000 | Winston Napier | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 9 of 30 enrolled | 30192 |
| Spring 1999 | Winston Napier | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 28 of 30 enrolled | 30192 |
| Spring 1998 | Winston Napier | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 9 of 20 enrolled | 30192 |
| Spring 1997 | Winston Napier | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 13 of 30 enrolled | 30192 |
| Spring 1996 | Winston Napier | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 13 of 30 enrolled | 30192 |