FREN 300 - African Storytelling

Units: 3-4

Critical reading and retelling of oral myth, epic and tales. Examination of the role of the West African storyteller (the griot). Spoken art’s influence on African cinema, short story and novel. Esthetic and cultural parallels between West African narratives and their European counterparts.
Division: Upper Division
Permission to enroll: No Special Consent Required
Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis
General Education: GE UD Area C: Art & Humanities
All University Requirements: DCG: Non-Domestic
Weekly: Lecture 1 hr. per unit
Possible Instruction Mode(s): In Person, Hybrid, Online

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