English 101 - New Women in America

'This course uses 'crossings' to consider how ethnic and racial identities have been understood, represented, and theorized in America. One goal will be to use this lens to examine works of multiethnic literature that address immigration, adaptation, ethnic multiplicity, passing, and ethnic tension. Another goal will be to examine how these texts engage with others regarding multiethnic experience. Close attention will be paid to issues of language, style and form. Readings will include texts by Abraham Cahan, Pauline Hopkins, Richard Rodriguez, Sui Sin Far, Nella Larsen, Philip Roth, and Anna Deveare Smith.'

This course is limited to first-year students.