Black and Asian Workers in U.S. Culture and History
ENGL 235
Spring 2009
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 247, AFAM 235 |
This course will examine changing articulations of what it means to be a ¿black worker¿ and an ¿Asian worker¿ in the United States through a reading of novels in their historical contexts. Specifically, we will study how literary representations, as a part of constant and ongoing practices that speak to different negotiations with power, have worked with the law and historical writings to shape identificatory categories and our understanding of them. Ultimately, this course seeks to complicate our understanding of race, citizenship, and class in the United States by studying how they have been constructed in culture and history. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Du Bois, W.E.B., BLACK RECONSTRUCTION IN AMERICA
Chesnutt, Charles. THE MARROW OF TRADITION
Bulosan, Carlos. AMERICA IS IN THE HEART
Himes, Chester. IF HE HOLLERS LET HIM GO
Ellison, Ralph. INVISIBLE MAN
Lee, Chang-rae. NATIVE SPEAKER
Ho, Fred and Bill Mullen. AFRO ASIA
Prashad, Vijay. EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short critical analysis papers, final research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Active participation in class discussion.
This course meets the Literature of Difference requirement for the English major. This course meets the English Department's Research Option and Research Seminar requirement for senior thesis writers. |
| Instructor(s): Yang,Caroline H. Times: ..T.... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: DWNY100; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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