AAST 117 - Immigrant and Second-Generation American Literature

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD
New Course added 05.05.10.

This survey course treats the experiences of immigrants of color and their American-born children as central to United States literatures of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. We will learn about literary close reading and oral history by using those methods to examine themes of language, identity, place, and culture. Our texts will include novels, autobiographies, and semi-autobiographical writing about immigrant families from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: A. Ofori-Mensa
Consent of the Instructor Required? No
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with CAST 117