CAST 243 - Promise and Peril: Race and Multicultural America

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: please refer to the English Program
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT

This course investigates the intellectual history of race in American literature and culture. It asks students to consider the stakes in constructing racial difference, that is, the political, ideological, economic, and cultural contexts within which discourses of race circulate. It will look at a variety of textual forms, including short and long fiction, poetry and verse, memoir, natural history, and legal documents. The course requires us to take a long view on race?how its lifespan precedes and exceeds any one of us?a discussion that is crucial, if indirect, for addressing the issues we face today. American, Diversity, Post-1900. section titled, ‘200-Level Courses.’ This course is cross-listed with ENGL 243.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: H. Suarez
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: For complete prerequisites
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with ENGL 243.