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The course looks at theories (understood as programs, philosophies, and interpretations) of minority culture and representation as they have emerged in the 20th Century United States. We will explore how minority peoples have represented and resisted their marginal status through cultural and other forms of struggle. We will examine important influences on the shaping of U.S. minority discourse, including relevant texts of western critical theory and the struggles of third world peoples in the contex t of decolonization. The course will be devoted primarily to theory, but we will spend some time on key literary productions as well. Major theorists include Theodor Adorno, W.E.B. DuBois, Frantz Fanon, Lisa Lowe, Edward Said, Norma Alarcon, Barbara Christian, Paula Gunn Allen and Hazel Carby.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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