Middlebury

ENGL 0115

Multi-Ethnic American Lit

Multi-Ethnic American Literature
This course introduces multi-ethnic literature by studying the relationship between racial formation and literary representation. How is race constituted and what role does literature play in the process? How are cultural representations of racialized difference formed in relation to its historical, material, and social conditions? We will critically analyze the nested issues of labour, law, and migration that have shaped Black, Indigenous, and Asian presence within North America. From there, we explore the themes of assimilation, multiculturalism, diaspora, and American empire in order to track the trajectory of minoritarian literature throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Authors may include: Maxine Hong Kingston, Tomson Highway, Toni Morrison, and Viet Nguyen. 3 hrs. lect./disc. (REC). (Formerly ENAM 0115)
Subject:
English
Department:
English
Division:
Literature
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR CMP LIT
Equivalent Courses:
ENGL 0224 *

Sections in Fall 2022

Fall 2022

ENGL0115A-F22 Lecture (Wang)