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

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

Course Schedule