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.

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

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.