AMERSTDC120

In this course, we will discuss the "immigrant" as both the subject and the object of representation in U.S. literature and culture. We will discuss the works of Jewish American, Asian American, and Chicano authors, and examine the effects of such factors as country of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, social class, and religion on the construction of "American identity." This course may be used as an elective in the American studies major or may be used to fulfill the 100A or 100B requirement in the interdisciplinary studies filed major.