ENGL 5650 - United States Ethnic Literature and Culture

3 hours

Explores the theoretical and critical contexts pertinent to the field of ethnic writing in the United States. Involves the close reading and analysis of both key primary texts and influential criticism and theoretical writings, including, but not limited to, postcolonialism, narratology, deconstruction and globalization. Key aims for the course are to understand the relationship between literature, ethnic populations, the cultural and social aspects of immigration, and key moments in U.S. history. Ancillary interdisciplinary readings may be drawn from sociology, anthropology, cognitive sciences, U.S. historiography and other fields.

Prerequisite(s): None.

May be repeated for credit as topics vary.