Poetry of Place: Voices of Exile
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Overview
Subject area
ENGL
Catalog Number
352
Course Title
Poetry of Place: Voices of Exile
Department(s)
Description
This course focuses on works of contemporary poetry that are products or concerns of displacement and migration in the global space. Readings for this course will explore and analyze the historical, cultural and political influence and impact on modern poetry through the thematic lens of “place.” Select readings will explore the ideas of belonging, rejection, exile, immigration/emigration, displacement, and deracination. Students will examine works by poets from di-verse countries and places, ranging from Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Caribbean.
Typically Offered
All Terms
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
019528