World on the Move: 20th and 21st Century Global Literature

ENGL

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World on the Move: 20th and 21st Century Global Literature

This course focuses on the literary responses to 20th and 21st century experiences of political re-pression, war, genocide, and other human rights violations, as well as on environmental factors and globalization, that result in global migrations, diasporas, and an ever-growing number of refu-gees and asylum-seekers worldwide – often referred to as a “World on the Move.” Artistic produc-tion will be examined in terms of both aesthetic innovation and the socio-economic and political contexts causing global migrations. The course will focus on the African diaspora and on the diasporas of at least two other groups of people in different areas of the globe. The course will examine issues of “race,” ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and religion in relation to forced migration and diaspora through a range of literary genres and other cultural representations.

All Terms

Undergraduate

Yes

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