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LITR
5731: Seminar in American Multicultural Literature: Immigrant Summer 2008 (1st
5-wks), University of Houston-Clear
Lake
Course
webpage:
http://coursesite.uhcl.edu/HSH/Whitec/LITR/4333 Instructor:
Craig White
Office:
2529-8 Bayou Office Hours:
M,
T, Th 12-1 &
by apptmt LITR 5731 summer 2008 reading & presentation schedule IA = Imagining
America (2nd edition) Additional texts on
web page for which student is responsible: Jean de Crevecoeur, excerpts from Letters from an American Farmer (1782) Anzia Yezierska, excerpt from Bread Givers (1912) Olaudah Equiano, Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789)
Monday, 9 June 2008: course introduction; student IDs; begin immigrant narrative
Questions for first 2 classes: What
are the forms and values of the immigrant narrative, especially the
“model minority?” Tuesday, 10 June 2008: Examples of the Immigrant Narrative. Anzia Yezierska, “Soap and Water” (IA 105-110) [handout]; Nicholasa Mohr, “The English Lesson” (IA 21-34) Text-objective discussion leader: Tanya Stanley Poetry reader: Lindsay Groth Poem: Joseph Papaleo, “American Dream: First Report” [handout] Thursday,
12 June 2008: Asian American Immigrant Literature Sui Sin Far, "In the Land of the Free" (IA 3-11); Gish Jen, “In the American Society” (IA 158-171); Maxine Hong Kingston, from The Woman Warrior (VA 195-200) [handout]; Carlos Bulosan, from American is in the Heart [handout] Dominant culture moment: Cana Hauerland Web highlight (midterms from summer 2006): Sandy Murphy Question for next two class meetings: How does the minority narrative differ from the immigrant narrative? Monday, 16 June 2008: African American Minority vs. the immigrant narrative. James Baldwin, from No Name in the Street [handout]; Toni Cade Bambara, “The Lesson” (IA 145-152); Alice Walker, “Elethia” (IA 307-309) Text-objective discussion leader: Rufus Foster Web highlight (research postings): Dana Kato Tuesday, 17 June 2008: American Indian Minority vs. the immigrant narrative. Leslie Marmon Silko, “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” (IA 205-209); Louise Erdrich, "American Horse" (IA 210-220); Mei Mei Evans, “Gussuk” (IA 237-251) Dominant culture moment: Dana Kato Poem: Chrystos, “I Have Not Signed a Treaty with the United States Government,” UA 304 Poetry reader: Matt Richards Question for next three class meetings: How does New World immigrant literature (Hispanic or Caribbean) resemble or differ from the immigrant narrative and/or the minority narrative? Thursday, 19 June 2008: Mexican Americans: Immigrant / American Dream story, or Minority? Richard Rodriguez, from Hunger of Memory [handout]; Gary Soto, “Like Mexicans” [handout]; Nash Candelaria, "El Patron" (IA 221-228); Sandra Cisneros, "Barbie-Q" (IA 252-253) Poetry reader:
Poem: Pat Mora, “Immigrants,” UA 119 Video highlight ("Rethinking the Melting Pot" panel discussion): Kristin Hamon Weekend of 20-22 June 2008: 1st research posting due by email Monday, 23 June 2008: Other Hispanic Americans: Immigrant / American Dream story, or Minority? Junot Diaz, "How to Date a Browngirl . . . “ (IA 276-279); Oscar Hijuelos, “Visitors, 1965” (IA 310-325) Judith Ortiz Cofer, "Silent Dancing" [handout] Dominant culture
moment: Video highlight ("Immigrant Writers' Impact on American Literature" panel discussion): Keith Vyvial Tuesday, 24 June 2008: Caribbean Immigrants: Minorities or Immigrants? June Jordan, “Report from the Bahamas” [handout]; Edwidge Danticat, “Children of the Sea” (IA 98-112); Paule Marshall, “The Making of a Writer: From the Poets in the Kitchen” [handout]; Paule Marshall, “To Da-Duh, in Memoriam” (IA 368-377) Text-objective discussion leader: Allison Coyle Web highlight (2006 midterms): Jessi Snider Thursday, 26 June 2008: Midterm exam Monday,
30 June 2008: Indian
& Pakistani American Literature Chitra Divakaruni, “Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs” (70-83); Tahira Naqvi, “Thank God for the Jews” (IA 229-236); Bharati Mukherjee, “A Wife’s Story” (IA 57-69) Text-objective discussion leader: Danielle Maldonado Video highlight ("American Dream" panel discussion): Tanya Stanley European-American
Immigrant Literature / Prototypes of the American Dominant Culture: The Ancient
Jews & New England Tuesday, 1 July 2008: Jewish-American: Chosen People in the New World. Bernard Malamud, “The German Refugee” (IA 35-46); Adrienne Rich, “Split at the Root: An Essay on Jewish Identity” (VA 90-105) [handout]; Sonia Pilcer, “2G” (VA 201-206) [handout]; Eva Hoffman, from Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language (VA 219-228) [handout]; Vivian Gornick, “To Begin With” (VA 74-81) [handout] Text-objective discussion leader: Jessi Snider Dominant culture moment: Matt Richards Thursday, 3 July 2008: selections from the Exodus story in the Old Testament of the Bible (student provides; King James / Revised Standard version preferred);
Text-objective discussion leader: Keith Vyvial Web highlight (final exams on Exodus): Rufus Foster Monday, 7 July 2008: The Pilgrims and the Hebrew model of national migration; prototype of white exclusiveness and purity? William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation (introduction, esp. p. xxii; chapters I-IV). Text-objective discussion leader: Larry Stanley Web highlight (2nd research postings from 2006): Sandy Murphy Tuesday, 8 July 2008: The Pilgrims, the Hebrew model of national migration, and late Anglo-American culture / vertical immigration. Of Plymouth Plantation (V, 29-32;VI, 45 middle paragraph; VII, 49-50, 57; VIII, 59-61; IX; X; XI, 83-89; XII, 96-100, 107 bottom paragraph; XIV, 128-129, 132-134, 143-146; XV, 160-161; XIX, 224-232; ch. 21, p. 62; XXIII, 281-283; XXXII, 351; XXXIII, 364-368; 370-1); Jonathan Raban, from Hunting Mr. Heartbreak: A Discovery of America [handout] Text-objective discussion leader (Raban article): Jessi Snider Web highlight (final exams): Cana Hauerland Wednesday, 9 July 2008:
2nd research posting due by email Thursday, 10 July 2008: final exam
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