EL 2350 - Reading&Writing Multicultural

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

English

Description:

This course is a historical and contemporary examination of how immigration, race and ethnicity have helped shape both American national identity and personal identity. Students will explore the political, social, educational, and economic aspects of immigration with emphasis on how minority populations adapted to American culture, while at the same time, changing American culture in the process. This study explores the writing of activists, political leaders, authors, and other social reformers to discover how they used the written word as a vehicle for change. Students will read articles, speeches memoirs, poems and short fiction and discuss the various societal issues that they would like to address through writing. Their work will reach audiences beyond their class and serve tangible purposes for community groups and the students themselves.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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