LITERATURES OF THE SPEAKING CARIBBEAN

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Pre -requisites: INGL 3102 or INGL 3104 . Literatures of the English-Speaking Caribbean provides students with the opportunity to read and write critically about selected literary and cultural works from the Caribbean ranging from the eighteenth century to the contemporary moment. INGL 3326: MINORITY LITERATURES I N THE U.S. three (3) credits, three (3) contact hours per week. This course will introduce the works from the selected nineteenth century to present African -American, Asian -American, Native American, and Lat ino/a writers. The readings will cover the major traditional literary genres (autobiography, poetry, short stories, novels, and drama) but will also include those nontraditional cultural modes of collective expressions which are pertinent and influence ea ch group's literary tradition (e.g., spirituals, work songs, the blues, jazz, rap, salsa). the theoretical framework will include discussions of relevant cultural, feminist, and post -modern theories. A historical overview of each group and its literary tradition in the U.S. will be provided.