FRN 430 - West African Oral Literature

Course Units: 1.0

West-African oral genres with a focus on tales and epics in their form and ideologies. Through a study of the oral literature of the region, we will explore the socio-cultural structures of ancient West Africa, their collapse through religious and colonial implications, and their vestiges in today’s Africa. Cross-Listed: MLT 213 CC: HUL, LCCF, HUM ISP: AFR