ENG 208 - Literature of the Americas

3 credits

A survey of Anglophone literature(s) produced by key Chicano, Mexican, Asian-American, Asian-Canadian, Caribbean, Native-American and Native- Canadian authors. Focus is on the relationship between the cultures that these authors come from and the dominant white northern European culture that emerged from the early conflicts in the settlement of the American continent. A broad range of cultural and historical viewpoints are exposed through the diversity of the readings and attendant discussions.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research and ENG 102 - Writing and Literature.