prof. nettye goddard
Photo of Professor Goddard teaching African American Literature courses at De Anza College with a list of images of the classes bookcovers and the authors. Photo of Suzan-Lori Parks author of Top Dog Underdog. Cover of Top Dog Underdog Photo of August Wilson author of "Fences." Cover of the book Fences. Photo of Zore Neale Hurston author of Their Eyes Were Watching God. Cover of Their Eyes Were Watching God Photo of Ralph Ellison author of Invisible Man Cover of the book Invisible Man Photo of Bakari Kitwana author of The Hip Hop Generation Book cover of The Hip Hop Generation Photo of Erica Kennedy author of the book Bling Cover of the book Bling.
african american literature @ De Anza College

learn

This course requires a lot of work — do it and you will learn more than you imagine.

grow

Read important, vibrant and engaging books by African American writers whose stories will impact your lives.

explore

Discover how African American culture permeates cultures all over the world!

share

Discuss your thoughts about what you read with your collegues and friends.

enjoy

African American literature is history, joy, sorrow, dance, music — life!