ELIT 40

About this course

Examines significant authors, movements, and traditions in African American literature from the era of slavery to the present. Attention to key trends, styles, and issues related to race in the United States.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use ELIT 40

ASSIST maps ELIT 40 to a requirement in 15 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• American Literature and CultureDe Anza → UCLA
• EnglishDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• CRITICAL RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIESDe Anza → UC Merced
• LITERATURES IN ENGLISHDe Anza → UC Merced
• LITERATURES IN ENGLISH, Literature and the Environment EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)De Anza → UC Merced
• LITERATURES IN ENGLISH, Literature and Social Justice EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• English, B.A.: Creative Writing ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• English, B.A.: Composition, Literacies, and Writing Studies ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• English, B.A.: British and American Literature ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• Comparative World Literature, Language and LiteratureDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• Comparative World Literature, World Literature in TranslationDe Anza → CSU Long Beach