ENGH305

Offers intensive study in American ethnic literatures at the advanced level: African American, Asian American, Latino/a, American Indian, Jewish, and Caribbean literatures, among others. Instructors may select particular emphases for these areas of study, which can include a focus on chronological or thematic approaches or on the development of a particular genre, such as poetry, novel, short fiction, autobiography, or drama. Central to the study of these literatures is a consideration of the unique aspects of ethnic cultures in the United States that inform various American ethic literary traditions.