E 383 - Geographies of Identity

Institution:

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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Description:

3 credits. A study of selected works in translation from non-Anglo-American cultural traditions. Students in this course will explore literature from around the world with a focus on how identities, perspectives, and values are shaped by geographical and cultural circumstances. We will look particularly at literary dialogues and confrontations between the Western European tradition and writers from other cultures from the 19th century to today. Writers may include Goethe, Balzac, Rilke, Kafka, Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Anna Akhmatova, Milan Kundera, Nabokov, Borges, Walcott, Neruda, Nadine Gordimer, Ngi?)?wa Thiong

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smumn.edu

Phone Number:

(507) 457-1600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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