IDSD 160 : Woke Poetry

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Examines black poets who used their art for social change starting with the Harlem Renaissance to the present. It examines the works of such poets as James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Sonia Sanchez, Haki Madhubuti, Nikki Giovanni, Amiri Baraka, Nadine Marshall, and Amanda Gorman.

Essential Learning Outcomes

ELO #1: Knowledge of U.S. and Global African Diasporic Developments
ELO #4: Intellectual and Practical Skills
ELO #5: Social Responsibility and Knowledge of Political Institutions

Attributes

COAS-Humanties Course
COAS-African Diasporic Cluster Requirement
COAS-Learning Communities Course

Overview

Program

Interdisciplinary Studies

Credits

1