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LITR
5731: Seminar in American Multicultural Literature: Immigrant Summer 2006 (1st
5-wks), University of Houston-Clear
Lake Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays 3-5:59pm, Bayou 2104 Course
webpage: http://coursesite.uhcl.edu/HSH/Whitec/LITR/4333 Instructor:
Craig White Phone:
281 283 3380
Email: whitec@uhcl.edu Office:
2529-8 Bayou Office Hours:
after classes LITR 5731 summer 2006 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) Tuesday, 30 May 2006: introduction; students indicate presentation preferences; some history of immigration; selections from Crevecoeur, Yezierska, and Equiano What
are the forms and values of the immigrant narrative, especially that of the
“model minority?” Thursday, 1 June 2006: Examples of the Immigrant Narrative. Anzia Yezierska, “Soap and Water” (IA 105-110) [handout]; Nicholasa Mohr, “The English Lesson” (IA 21-34); Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, “Going Home: Brooklyn Revisited” (VA 158-169) [handout] Poetry reader:
Amy Noblitt Poem: Joseph Papaleo, “American Dream: First Report,” UA 88 Web highlight
(midterms): Kim Pritchard Dominant culture
moment: Katherine Rearick Monday,
5 June 2006: 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] Poetry reader:
Kaylee Daniel Poem: Nellie Wong, “When I was Growing Up,” UA 55 Text-objective
discussion leader: Daniel Robison Dominant culture moment: Sharon Lockett Question for next two class meetings: How does the minority narrative differ from the immigrant narrative? Tuesday, 6 June 2006: African American Minority vs. the immigrant narrative. James Baldwin, from No Name in the Street [handout]; Jewelle Gomez, “Don’t Explain” (182-190); Toni Cade Bambara, “The Lesson” (IA 145-152); Alice Walker, “Elethia” (IA 307-309) Poetry reader:
Carrie Arnett Poem: Patricia Smith, “Blonde White Women,” UA 77 Text-objective
discussion leader: Kaylee Daniel Web highlight (midterms re minorities): Wayne Reed Thursday, 8 June 2006: 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) Poetry reader:
Phil Thrash Poem: Chrystos, “I Have Not Signed a Treaty with the United States Government,” UA 304 Text-objective
discussion leader: Kim Pritchard Dominant culture moment: Amy Noblitt Question for next three class meetings: How does Hispanic or Caribbean literature resemble or differ from either the immigrant narrative or the minority narrative? Monday, 12 June 2006: 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:
Gordon Lewis Poem: Pat Mora, “Immigrants,” UA 119 Text-objective
discussion leader: Kristen Bird Dominant culture moment: Pauline Chapman Tuesday, 13 June 2006: 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] Poetry reader:
Donny Leveston Poem: Martin Espada, “Coca-Cola and Coco Frio,” UA 124 Text-objective
discussion leader: Diane Palmer Web highlight
(midterms): Daniel Robison Wednesday, 14 June 2006: 1st research posting due by email Thursday, 15 June 2006: 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) Poetry reader:
Cherie Correa Poem: Tino Villanueva, “Haciendo Apenas la Recoleccion,” UA 191 Text-objective discussion leader: Katherine Rearick Web highlight:
Donny Leveston Monday, 19 June 2006: Midterm exam Tuesday,
20 June 2006: 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); Bharati Mukherjee, “Love Me or Leave Me” [handout] Poetry reader:
Kristen Bird Poem: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, “Restroom,” UA 21-23 Text-objective discussion leader: Carrie Arnett Web highlight (finals): Midge Gorman European-American
Immigrant Literature / Prototypes of the American Dominant Culture: The Ancient
Jews & New England Thursday, 22 June 2006: 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] Poetry reader:
Diane Palmer Poem: Louis Simpson, “A Story about Chicken Soup,” UA 245 Text-objective
discussion leader: Sharon Lockett Dominant culture moment: Ken Fisher Monday, 26 June 2006: selections from the Exodus story in the Old Testament of the Bible (student provides; King James / Revised Standard version preferred); Exodus, chapters 1-15; chapter 16, verses 1-4; chapter 20; chapter 31, verse 12 through chapter 32 complete. Leviticus, chapter 18, verses 1-5 Numbers, chapter 14, verses 1-6; chapters 33. Deuteronomy, chapter 7, verses 1-6; chapter 11, verses 10-17.26-28; chapter 12, verses 2-3; chapter 34.1-6 Joshua, chapter 24 Judges, chapter 2, verses 1-15 Poetry reader:
Midge Gorman Poem: Michael S. Glaser, “Preparations for Seder,” UA 176 Text-objective
discussion leader: Cherie Correa Web highlight:
Gordon Lewis Tuesday, 27 June 2006: 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). Poetry reader:
Karen Gonzalez Poem: Enid Dame, “On the Road to Damascus, Maryland,” UA 141 Text-objective
discussion leader: Phil Thrash Web highlight (finals re dominant culture): Jessia Gutierrez Wednesday, 28 June 2006:
2nd research posting due by email Thursday, 29 June 2006: 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] Poetry reader:
Ken Fisher Poem: Hamod (Sam), “After the Funeral of Assam Hamady,” UA 288 Text-objective
discussion leader (Raban article):
Pauline Chapman Web highlight
(finals re dominant culture): Wayne Reed Monday, 3 July 2006: final exam |