Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
ENG 3380 - Ethnic American Literature
Focuses on ethnicity and/or race in American literature. Through reading works by writers from historically marginalized communities, students explore ways in which literary representation and self-representation reflect, construct, and challenge ethnic and national identity.
Requisites: ENG 1100 or ENG 2010 or 2020 or 2 courses above ENG 2000 or (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Bridge: Diversity and Practice
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to describe characteristics of the literature assigned in the class using critical terminology.
- Students will be able to describe relationships between ethnic American literature and its historical and cultural contexts.
- Students will be able to recognize a variety of communication strategies in and audiences for ethnic American literature.
- Students will be able to evaluate and use strategies to mitigate their own biases and expectations in discussing literature of historically marginalized communities.
- Students will be able to ask complex questions about ethnic American literature and articulate answers that reflect multiple cultural perspectives.
- Students will be able to use literary evidence to make arguments about literary works that are effective for audiences of multiple cultural backgrounds.
- Students will be able to interact with others who are culturally different from themselves in an open and supportive way.
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