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LITR 163 - Jewish-American Literature and Culture | GEUS


This course examines the complex position of Jews in America - considering minority status, assimilation and cultural history of Jewish population - by focusing on poetry, prose and drama that reflects awareness of both an oppressive European past and a desire to more forward in the vibrant intellectual life of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Credit 3 hrs
Grade Mode Normal (A-F)

Introduction to Jewish American Literature asks students to consider what kinds of contributions Jews have made to American life, and what kinds of struggles they have had to endure in order to make those contributions. In particular, the course asks students to consider how American Jews have represented themselves and their cultural situations in the literary genres of poetry, prose, and drama. Introduction to Jewish-American Literature meets the U.S. Diversity  requirement of the new general education  curriculum because it demonstrates how Jewish Americans have constructed themselves within a nation that has often been far from accepting of difference. It also asks students to appreciate how literature written by Jews has helped to reconstruct American attitudes about the accommodation of marginalized groups.


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