Difference between revisions of "Multiethnic Literature of the United States"
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==From the Northwest Catalog== | ==From the Northwest Catalog== | ||
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224 Multiethnic Literature of the United States (3 hours) <br> | 224 Multiethnic Literature of the United States (3 hours) <br> | ||
| − | Focuses on the literature of African Americans, | + | Focuses on the literature of African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos/Chicanas and Asian Americans. Includes close critical reading of a variety of texts as well as attention to the cultural contexts from which the literature derives. |
| − | Native Americans, Chicanos/Chicanas and Asian | ||
| − | Americans. Includes close critical reading of a | ||
| − | variety of texts as well as attention to the cultural | ||
| − | contexts from which the literature derives. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | + | Multiethnic Lit focuses on the four ethnic groups described above. Read a full novel for each ethnic group, and short stories in between. | |
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| + | ==What Really Happens== | ||
| + | This is considered the easy literature class. While other classes have to read and reflect (pronounced: "read the Sparknotes") on literature picked for its soporific effects, the Multiethnic teachers are apparently pleased that people show up. | ||
| − | + | Note: Some teachers of the subject are apparently more "difficult" than others. This class as taught by Brenda Ryan seems to be one of the easier versions of the class. | |
| − | Some teachers of the subject are | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 9 July 2005
From the Northwest Catalog
224 Multiethnic Literature of the United States (3 hours)
Focuses on the literature of African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos/Chicanas and Asian Americans. Includes close critical reading of a variety of texts as well as attention to the cultural contexts from which the literature derives.
Overview
Multiethnic Lit focuses on the four ethnic groups described above. Read a full novel for each ethnic group, and short stories in between.
What Really Happens
This is considered the easy literature class. While other classes have to read and reflect (pronounced: "read the Sparknotes") on literature picked for its soporific effects, the Multiethnic teachers are apparently pleased that people show up.
Note: Some teachers of the subject are apparently more "difficult" than others. This class as taught by Brenda Ryan seems to be one of the easier versions of the class.
