The Immigrant Experience in American Literature

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Overview

Subject area

ENG

Catalog Number

268

Course Title

The Immigrant Experience in American Literature

Department(s)

Description

This course will offer an introduction to literature written by and about immigrantsin the United States. Attention will be given to the immigrant's experiences andstruggles as seen in novels as well as poems, stories, and plays. The works ofsuch major writers as Ha Jin, Orlando Tobon, Maxine Hong Kingston, SandraCisneros, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Sandra Benitez will be considered.CUNY Pathways: Flexible Core-U.S. Experience in it's Diversity

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate LaGuardia CC

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

011748

Course Schedule