ENG 3520 - Racial and Ethnic Themes in Literature

Institution:

Aurora University

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Description:

4 semester hours The development of racial or ethnic themes in different literary genres created in America and the diaspora by African American, Asian/Pacific American, Native American, Latino/American origin, or writers of other ethnic origin, from the 19th century to the present. We will focus on interpretations of texts, the world that these texts create as well as our everyday world. We will also examine the sociopolitical, historical, and ethnic foundations underlying the contexts that shape these texts. Critical approaches to the interpretation of these works will include cultural criticism. Writers studied may include: Douglass, Dunbar, Hughes, Baldwin, Walker, Angelou, Hong Kingston, Mukherjee, Moraga, Cisneros, Castilo, Valdez, Alexie, Dandicat, Singer, Erdrich,Momaday, Silko, Allende, and Kosinski. (Every other year) Prerequisite: ENG1020.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.aurora.edu

Phone Number:

(630) 892-6431

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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