Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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AMST0380A-F23

The Immigrant Memoir

The Immigrant Memoir
In this seminar, we will explore memoirs focused on the writing of memories about immigrant experiences in the United States. The memoirs we cover will detail subjective understandings of immigration revealing how immigrants navigate cultural, social, economic, and political challenges. The course will be an advanced seminar in immigrant history and experience in the United States as we investigate the contexts of migration of each story. We will discuss the power and the pitfalls interpreting memoir writing as social critique. The course will cover a variety of conventions within the genre of immigrant memoirs. In addition to studying book-length memoirs, we will approach how authors use poetry, short story, film, and graphic novels to tell personal stories. Students will also write memoirs in a variety of styles. This course is part of the Public Humanities Labs Initiative administered by the Axinn Center for the Humanities./
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92641
Subject Code:
AMST
Course Number:
0380
Section Identifier:
A

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AMST 0380

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Fall 2023

AMST0380A-F23 Seminar (Joo)