Mixed in America: Race, Religion, and Memoir (FYS)
RELI 280F
Spring 2019
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 282F |
This first-year seminar course examines the history of mixed-race and interfaith identities in America. Using the genre of the memoir as a focusing lens, we will look at the various ways that Americans of mixed heritage have found a place, crafted an identity, and made meaning out of being considered "mixed." How has being multiracial or bi-religious changed in the course of history in this country? What has occasioned these changes, and what patterns can we observe? We will explore questions of racial construction; religious boundary-making; rites of passage; gender, sexuality, and marriage; and some literary and media representations of mixed-heritage people. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS RELI |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM)(RELI-MN)(RELI) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
James McBride, THE COLOR OF WATER
Jean Giovanetti, ONE ASIAN EYE
Mary Gordon, SHADOW MAN
Barack Obama, DREAMS FROM MY FATHER: A STORY OF RACE AND INHERITANCE
Claudine Chiawei O'Hearn, HALF AND HALF
Rebecca Walker, BLACK, WHITE, JEWISH
Gregory H. Williams, LIFE ON THE COLOR LINE
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly one-page response papers, three 5-7 page papers, and one 7-minute class presentation. |
| Instructor(s): McAlister,Elizabeth Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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