ENGL 859 - Ethnic Cultures and American Literatures

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Trinity College

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This seminar will examine both fiction written by "ethnic" American writers and other texts that discuss issues of ethnicity, race, borders, bi-lingualism, bi-culturalism, immigration, and the like. Writers whose work might be studied include Maxine Hong Kingston, Gish Jen, Lan Cao, Leslie Silko, N. Scott Momaday, Louise Erdrich, Rebecca Goldstein, Grace Paley, Rolando Hinojosa, and Gloria Anzaldúa. (Note: English 459 and English 859 are the same course.) For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing cultural context. For the English Graduate Program, this course satisfies the requirements of a course in American literature, or a course emphasizing cultural contexts for the literary studies track. It satisfies a literary history requirement for the old requirements, predating fall 2004 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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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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