EXPOS 20.094 - Contemporary Immigrant Fiction in America

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Harvard University

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How does immigration create new possibilities for identity and belonging (familial, cultural, national, and transnational)? On the other hand, what challenges does it pose for individuals and groups? We will examine recent experiments in fiction to respond to these questions, in works by Hemon, Jen, Nair, and Diaz, drawing also on cultural and anthropological theory. Topics include the American Dream, resident aliens, hybrid identities, diaspora, history and the individual, storytelling's powers and risks.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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