0504-476 - Immigrant Voices in American Literature

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Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

This course examines literary treatments of immigration to and migration across the US. Students will read novels, poems and plays, and view films by and about the experiences of Chicanos, Caribbean immigrants, European immigrants, Asian Americans, and other immigrant communities. The course may also explore texts dealing with the displacement of Native Americans, the shifting and ambiguous U.S./Mexican border, and the Great African American Migration. Students will read a selection of essays on the history and politics of immigration. Part of the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor and may also be taken as an elective. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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