AMST 13186 - Literature University Seminar

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

This University Seminar introduces students to university-level critical thinking and reading skills and will explore the intersections of race, literature, and popular culture in the United States. While it is a notoriously difficult concept to define, "race" is undoubtedly a powerful force in American life. Focusing on the late nineteenth century to the present, this course examines the ways in which racial ideas are formed, negotiated, and resisted in the arenas of American literature and popular culture. From the story of racial confusion in Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) to Eminem's portrayal of a white rapper trying to make it in contemporary Detroit, this course will ask how popular culture actively shapes - rather than merely reflects -American ideas about race and ethnicity. By closely engaging with a diverse set of theoretical, historical, and primary texts, students will learn to approach and analyze popular culture with a critical eye.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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