GLITS 313 A: Literature Across Places

Winter 2024
Meeting:
MW 11:30am - 1:20pm / SMI 304
SLN:
15259
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
C LIT 251 A , SLAVIC 320 A
INTRO TO C LIT: THEMES: MIGRANT WRITERS & THEIR JOURNEYS SAME AS C LIT 251 A, SLAVIC 320 A
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

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Every year millions of people leave their homelands hoping to start their lives somewhere else. For some of them, it is a life-and-death decision, because they are fleeing murderous regimes, economic precarity, or climate change, while for others it is about career advancement or personal enrichment. Many migrants write about their experience, documenting the heartache of leaving home and the challenges of starting over in another place. Still others write about the feeling of being perpetually unmoored, belonging neither here nor there and thus searching for some mythical elsewhere where their minds and bodies might find a measure of equanimity. In this class, which entails a global and multi-genre approach to migrant literature, we will closely examine short stories, autobiographical prose, poems, and movies that depict the forced or voluntary relocating to a new place; our goal will be to gain a strong understanding of concepts such as community, language, identity, and belonging. All readings are in English. No prerequisites.

Catalog Description:
Strategies of reading and imagined dialogues between texts from disparate places. Topics vary.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 13, 2024 - 9:50 am