| Course ID: | ENGL 2390H. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Multicultural Literature in America (Honors) |
Course
Description: | Important writers and movements in the mosaic of American culture and literature with special attention to African American, Native American, Hispanic American, and Asian American literatures. |
| Oasis Title: | MULTICUL AM LIT H |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ENGL 2400 |
| Prerequisite: | (ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102M) and permission of Honors |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The purpose of the course is an introduction to Multicultural American
Literature. At the end of the semester, students will be familiar with
African American, Native American, Latino/a, and Asian American
culture. They will also hone their skills in the reading and analyzing
novels, short stories, poetry, and drama. The course will develop
analytical writing skills, helping students to compose focused and
coherent scholarly arguments. |
| Topical Outline: | Reading will include:
1. novels, drama, poetry, short stories, oral literature,
popular culture, art, music, and/or architecture.
2. secondary material that provides historical and theoretical
context for the literature
Topics to be covered may include:
1. African American, Native American, Latino/a, and Asian
American literature
2. The history of cultural diversity in the United States
3. Multicultural theory |
| Honor Code Reference: | Students in this course are expected to be familiar with and adhere to the
University of Georgia policy on academic honesty, according to which all violations
of academic honesty will be handled. Students may participate in graded group
projects at the instructor's discretion. |