American Cultural Studies: The City in American Literature
En este curso de 10 horas y 10 semanas de ACS, para alumnos con un nivel avanzado de inglés, la clase se reunirá cada dos semanas para examinar el rol de la ciudad en la literatura americana contemporanea.
This 10-hour course will travel across the literary landscape of the United States through an exploration of the fiction, poetry and drama of iconic American cities such as Miami, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. We will meet every two weeks to discuss the role of the city in contemporary American literature as well as the relationship between urban place, identity and cultural expression.
This course is designed for learners with an advanced or proficiency level of English.
Language skills developed include:
- Oral expression (through in-class discussion)
- Writing (through in-class exercises and reaction papers)
- Listening and reading comprehension (through the analysis of drama, fiction, poetry, spoken-word poetry and autobiographical essay)
Instructor: Karen Secrist, PhD