CAST 310 - Where Do I Fit In?: Placing Identities in Contemporary US Literature

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits: 4 Hours
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WR

Through readings and work on original research projects, students will investigate how depictions of place in contemporary US literature shape identities. Topics of examination include: intersections of gender, race, sexuality, class, and regional identities; how feelings of attachment to or detachment from place influence identity formation; how texts influence our understandings of place and vice versa. Students will be asked to frame their own experiences with place and identity in broader cultural and political terms.

Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: A. LaGrotteria