Literature 4960 - Ethnic Literatures

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University of Missouri-St Louis

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Prerequisites: ENGL 3100 or for English Major, ENGL 2320, ENGL 2720, and ENGL 3090, or permission of instructor.? This course will examine the literary work of Ethnic Writing with a special focus on the function of identity in literature. Students will read work arranged either as a collection of various ethnic writers or as subject-specific groups, such as Women Writers of Color, Irish/Irish American Writers, West Indian Writers in the US, South African Writers, etc.? Students will come to understand the socio-historic relevance of literary movements as well as significant events such as the Great Northern Migration, Eugenics, World Wars I and II, etc. in order to understand how representative American and World Literature has become more culturally diverse and inclusive in the 20th century.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umsl.edu/

Phone Number:

(314) 516-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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