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

FC ARHU CD WINT

4 credits
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.