JS 209

Fall 2021 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 23-Dec 8

Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue

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Credit: 3 hours.

How does Jewish American Literature compare with/influence/be influenced by other U.S. Minority Literatures? What can we say about the similarities and differences between the Jewish American experience and that of many other US minority literatures? What does the dialogue between them sound like? By looking at some examples of Jewish American Literature and comparing and analyzing the dialogue between Jewish American Literature and myriad U.S. Minority literatures this course aims to grapple with these and other questions. We will explore the experiences, conditions, and perspectives of the U.S. Minority literatures we are able to peruse. We will encourage comparison across these different contexts while also preserving the distinctions inherent in each minority group.

Same as CWL 209 and ENGL 222.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

Cultural Studies - US Minority

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JS 209 class schedule data for fall 2021
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	71350	Lecture-Discussion	BS1	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	Lincoln Hall	Taub, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Section Info: Using a combination of careful reading with historical contextualization we will discuss how the field of Jewish American literature emerged, and get a sense of where it might be heading. We will address topics such as what makes a literary work Jewish American other than the Jewishness of its author; in what ways the field of Jewish American literature has changed over time; and what might be the underlying trends/themes of this field of literature. Same as CWL 209 and ENGL 222. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Humanities - Lit & Arts Cultural Studies - US Minority