LVA 2458 - Magical American Stories

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Babson College

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3.00 credits LVA2458 Ethnic Identities: Magical American Stories Intermediate Liberal Arts In this course, we will examine works of fiction and film that use magical realist techniques to portray ethnic American experiences. Magical realism allows a narrator to represent both the natural and supernatural (e.g., ghosts, cognizant butterflies) together, as normal parts of the same world. Concentrating on ethnicity and magical realism gives us the opportunity to identify and discuss the multicultural composition of the United States, while exploring the boundaries of the filmic and fictive forms. We will examine the work of scholars, writers, and filmmakers from the 19th Century to the 21st Century. These artists may include Nathaniel Hawthorne, W.E.B. Du Bois, Toni Morrison, Woody Allen, Ana Castillo, Karen Tei Yamashita, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Jim Sheridan. RHT and Foundation A&H and H&S

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.babson.edu

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(781) 235-1200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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