LIT 220 - Jewish- American Literature

Institution:

Arapahoe Community College

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Description:

Provides an overview of the major achievements in literature and film by American Jews in late-nineteenth through the early 21st century. We will proceed chronologically, focusing on the fiction of the immigrant experience, on the politicized literature of the 1930s and the 1940s, on the literature of the post-WWII era and its struggle to fashion an adequate response to the Holocaust, and on questions surrounding assimilation, acculturation, and identity politics.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.arapahoe.edu

Phone Number:

(303) 797-4222

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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