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English 632

Literature of Exile and Migration

Spring 2018

Wednesdays 6:10 to 8:55 p.m.

Prof. Loretta Stec

Fulfills the “Global Literature in English” Requirement

In our current political moment, migrants, refugees, exiles, and people in transit, as well as policies about these people, are in the news every day. In English 632, we read narratives, both classic and contemporary, about experiences of migration and exile, and put them in counterpoint with today’s news.

Narratives:

Sonia Nazario Enrique’s Journey

Upton Sinclair The Jungle

Anzia Yezierska Bread Givers

Edwidge Danticat The Farming of Bones

Chimamanda Adichie Americanah

Visual works:

Shaun Tan The Arrival

Richard Wright 12 Million Black Voices

Graphic novel: 

Thi Bui The Best We Could Do (just published!)

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