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Advanced Studies in American Multicultural Literature

General

Prefix

ENGL

Course Number

414

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

English

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

In-depth study of the literature of one or more groups, such as American Indian, African American, Asian American, Jewish American, Chicano/a Mexican American, and European American.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Interpret texts as readers and writers in light of fictional elements (narrative point of view, imagery, tone, etc.).

Outcome

Locate and explicate stylistic and philosophical similarities and dissimilarities, as gathered from texts as well as other primary and secondary sources.

Outcome

Analyze the importance of folk culture, such as storytelling, to both literary production and craftsmanship.

Outcome

Assess the import of gender, race, ethnicity, or nationality to the perspective of the author.

Outcome

Identify the causes and effects of bifurcated identities.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Multicultural American literature. 25% Cultural point-of-view issues. 20% Identity, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, intersectionality, bifurcated identities. 20%. Study of genre relative to culture (e.g., oral folk culture versus textuality or poetics in relation to song and performance). 15% Interpreting texts as readers and writers in light of fictional elements (narrative point of view, imagery, tone, etc.). 10% Methods and approaches for writing. 10%

Dependencies

Programs

ENGL414 is a completion requirement for: