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THE LITERATURE OF MIGRATION AND THE MIGRANT EXPERIENCE IN THE AMERICAS

ILS/LACIS 367
Course Description

Explores literature to understand representations and experiences of migration within the United States, and in the Americas more broadly, over time and across cultures. Focusing on literature and employing historical and psychoanalytic interpretive approaches, critically analyze artistic and literary representations of the migrant experience. Topics include: the relationships between literature, art, and migration; the role of migrants in constructing the United States; the role of art and literature in the empowerment of marginalized groups. Analyze literary texts in their contexts using tools of literary analysis and express ideas about literary texts and art from a critical perspective.

Prerequisites

Sophomore standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.83

3.66% from Historical

Completion Rate
98.15%

0.24% from Historical

A Rate
79.63%

-1.15% from Historical

Class Size
54

50% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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