| Course Title: U.S. Multiethnic Literatures: Refracting America |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This course examines African American, Asian American, Chicana/o-Latina/o, and Native American literature and cultural politics. Examining the historical intersection of race, gender, and sexuality, we will explore themes of cultural identity, segregation and community formation, citizenship, labor, class, and family. Authors may include Toni Morrison, Danzy Senna, Josefina López, Sherman Alexie, Junot Díaz, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Joy Kogawa. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Iyko Day | 413-538-3222 | iday@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 319 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FYSEM0001 | First-Year Seminar | This is a First-Year Seminar. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Caucasia Author: Senna, Danzy Copyright: 1999 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1573227161 Publisher: Riverhead Trade |
Required | 13.28 |
| Title: The Round House Author: Erdrich, Louise Copyright: 2012 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0062065254 Publisher: Harper Perennial |
Required | 10.15 |
| Title: My Year of Meats Author: Ozeki, Ruth Copyright: 1999 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0140280464 Publisher: Penguin |
Required | 12.93 |
| Title: Citizen Author: Rankine, Claudia Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1555976905 Publisher: Graywolf Press |
Required | 13.90 |
| Title: There There Author: Orange, Tommy Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780525520382 Publisher: Vintage |
Required | 16.00 |
| Title: Real Women Have Curves Author: Lopez, Josefina Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1889379239 Publisher: WPR Publishing |
Required | 19.88 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookshop |