AMST 852 - Cultural Studies:Race,Nation,Culture-Remapping Modern American Fiction

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Trinity College

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This course examines the relationship between modernism and nativism in the United States. In the 1920s nativist fervor provoked a redefinition of American national identity, one grounded in an essentialist understanding of race. At the same time, the myth of the American melting pot was vigorously attacked by cultural progressives who celebrated the racial and ethnic diversity of American society. How did modern American writers contribute to these debates over national identity What understandings of race and national identity did they help to promote or undermine Primary readings will include novels by Toomer, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Lewis, Faulkner, Cather, Glasgow, McKay, Larsen, and Hurston. Secondary readings will include essays on race and national identity by Frank, Kallen, Locke, Boas, and Dewey. This course satisfies the requirement of a literary history course. 1.00 units, Seminar

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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