ENG 272B - Literature and Culture:Multiethnic Literatures of Hawai'i KCC AA/DL and AS/AH

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Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): ENG 100, ENG 160 or ESL 100 with a grade of "C" or higher, or consent of instructor.Comment: ENG 272B was formerly ENG 257B. ENG 272B explores selected works of multiethnic literatures of Hawai'i focusing on the interaction between and among cultures as reflected in 19th and 20th century Hawai'i literature, dealing with such themes as cultural knowledge and values, identity, place, responses to change - assimilation and alienation-and postcolonial perspectives and the revival of Native Hawaiian culture. In addition to the general ENG 272 (Alpha) competencies, upon successful completion of ENG 272B, the student should be able to: Identify the achievements of some of the major writers of Hawai'i from the 19th century to the present, from a range of ethnic and cultural groups, including the Native Hawaiian. Examine both the universality of human experience as well as the qualities that make a particular ethnic or cultural group distinct. Write papers on different literary problems related to cross-cultural perspectives.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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