This course introduces students to writers from culturally diverse backgrounds both within and outside of the United States. Assigned readings bring to the forefront urgent questions that shape the global community today, and might include issues such as: contemporary meanings of national belonging; the centrality of immigration and displacement in current models of community; the limitations and complexities of educational or professional advancement in a global context; global literay prize culture (Booker, Nobel, etc.); or the new forms of technological and economic interconnectedness and dependence that come with globalization. Focus varies depending on instructor. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or ENGL-120. (One course.)
- Teacher: David Wright