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English
ENG-408 Multicultural Literature and Perspectives
This course provides students with an overview of multicultural literature in conjunction with the historical and contemporary issues facing each culture. The texts discussed in this course may include Hispanic/Chicano/Chicana literature, African American literature, American Indian literature, Deaf literature, Gay/Lesbian literature, English from the former colonies/postcolonial literature, and others. The course will focus on the techniques and strategies implemented by the authors to undermine and question mainstream attitudes and values through an investigation of questions such as these: What is "minority?" How is identity formulated in the margins?
Pre- or co-requisite: ENG 208 or permission of the instructor.
Program: English
Credit: 3
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Special Topics in the discipline, designed primarily for…
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World Literature I
Study of important and representative works of literature…