Summer 1996 syllabus



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ENG 340/AFRI 340: Multicultural American Literature Summer II 2003 Policy Statement

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Instructor: Jake Jakaitis Classroom: Dreiser Hall 236

Office: Holmstedt Hall 220 Meeting Time: M Tu W Th F 11:30-1:20

Office Phone: 237-3940 Office Hours: 10:00-11:00 M Tu W Th

Web Page: isu.indstate.edu/jakaitis & by appointment

E-mail: ejjakai@isugw.indstate.edu

Imagination

Creates the situation

And, then, the situation

Creates the imagination

It may, of course, be

The other way around;

Columbus was discovered

By what he found.

(James Baldwin)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Multicultural American Literature addresses cultural diversity through the reading and discussion of writings by Chicano/a, Native American, Asian-American, and African-American authors. Content varies from semester to semester, so we do not cover each of these groups every semester. Assigned readings include poetry, drama, short fiction, novels, autobiographical essays, and aesthetic and political manifestos. Treating these artifacts as cultural texts exposes students to the similarities and differences (that is, to the cultural diversity) of the aesthetic, political, and social values and experiences of writers belonging to various ethnic and racial groups. Multicultural American Literature is a General Education course that satisfies the Multicultural Studies: U.S. Diversity [MCS:USD] requirement in the General Education 2000 Program. [GE 89 students earn C1 E2 liberal studies credit.] It is crosslisted in the English and African and African-American Studies Departments and offers credit in the Women’s Studies Program.

COURSE GOALS:

1. To provide an introduction to the breadth and quality of the literature produced by various cultural groups who have contributed to American history and culture and to encourage an appreciation of their contributions.

2. To present strategies for engaging this literature within its own historical and cultural contexts and for gauging its aesthetic, cultural, political and social dimensions.

3. To foreground and examine issues of race, gender, class, sexuality and nationality as they arise in these works, to consider the roles played by these issues in the establishing of our national identity, and to promote comparative analysis of the literary works and their cultural and historical contexts.

4. To encourage critical sophistication and lifelong readership of different literary genres (i.e. poetry, fiction, drama, essays).

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Ozeki, Ruth. My Year of Meats. (1998) New York: Penguin Books, 1999.

Professor’s Pack available at The Paper Chase, 667 Wabash. (Telephone: 234-8433)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. You are responsible for all of the assigned readings, even if they are not discussed in class. When answering questions on the examinations, you will be expected to demonstrate your knowledge of the issues covered in lectures and raised by classroom discussion as well as your familiarity with the assigned readings. Essay questions may require you to integrate information from a number of sources, some of which may not have been fully discussed in class.

2. You will take two examinations: an in-class essay on My Year of Meats and a two hour examination on the final day of class. The final examination will include short answer questions regarding concepts and terms discussed i3 class and essay questions asking you to state and develop a thesis.

3. Periodic quizzes will be given to ensure full participation in reading and discussion. These will always be short answer/brief essay quizzes requiring responses in complete sentences and ordered paragraphs. Missed quizzes cannot be made up unless you have a medical excuse.

4. Plan to attend every session, to arrive on time, and to participate in class discussion. Poor attendance may seriously affect your final grade.

GRADING:

The following percentages are tentative guidelines and are subject to change based, for example, on the number of quizzes actually given during the semester:

Attendance/Participation...............10%

Quizzes........................................30%

My Year of Meats Essay………...20%

Final Examination..........................40%

100%

****Retain this policy statement and all graded assignments until you receive your final grade. You will have little chance for grade review unless you are able to re-submit your graded work.

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ENG 340/AFRI 340: Multicultural American Literature Summer II 2003 Syllabus

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In this syllabus, all readings are either designated as handouts or found in the assigned texts. Readings in the Professor’s Pack are followed by PP and the page numbers listed identify the pagination in the original source to provide a clear idea of the actual length of each reading assignment.

DATE ASSIGNMENT

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WEEK ONE

“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary security deserve neither liberty nor safety”

--Benjamin Franklin

7-15 (TU) Course Introduction: Defining Multiculturalism

W.E.B. DuBois Handout/DuBois Virtual University

Introducing the Japanese American Experience

16. (W) "Seventeen Syllables" & "Wiltshire Bus" by H. Yamamoto[PP: 8-19 & 34-38]

Internment Camp Readings: Mary Tsukamoto, Emi Somakawa, & Tom

Watanabe [PP: 3-15; 146-151; & 94-99] Arizona War Relocation Camps

Hisaye Yamamoto

7-17 (TH) Yamamoto: "The Legend of Miss Sasagawara" [PP: 20-33]

Senator Matsui Video [15 Minutes]/JACL

History and Memory (Videotape--30 Minutes)

7-18 (F) “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” by Jhumpa Lahiri (PP: 23-42); Bangladesh History Maps

“Monkey Business” by Joseph Geha [PP: 63-79]

“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker [PP: 2126-2133]

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WEEK TWO

7-21 (M) “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara [PP: 69-75]

“Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin [PP: 46-68 ]

7-22 (TU) “I Don’t Have to Show You No Stinking Badges” by L. Valdez [PP: 156-214] SQ Quiz

Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino [Videotape—28 Minutes]

7-23 (W) Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez [Videotape—104 Minutes] Zoot Suit Riots

Zoot Suit Culture

7-24 (TH) Finish Zoot Suit

“Los Vendidos” by Luis Valdez [PP: 28-41]

7-25 (F) Interview with & Poems by Joy Harjo [PP: 159-172 plus “Autobiography”]

“Indian Blood” & “The Last Wolf” by Mary TallMountain [PP: 2 pages]

Ancestral Voices (Videotape)

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WEEK THREE

7-28 (M) Yellow Women Stories: Cochiti and Laguna Pueblo [PP: 210-218]

“Yellow Woman” by Leslie Marmon Silko [PP: 219-228]

Visit La llorona web site []

7-29 (TU) “La Llorona, Malinche, and Guadalupe” from The Heath

Anthology of American Literature [PP: 1328-1332]

“Woman Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros [PP: 596-605]

7-30 (W) “White Tigers” by Maxine Hong Kingston [PP: 19-53]

Hua Mu Lan Ode of Mulan Mulan’s Hometown Yue Fei Yue Fei Order

White Crane Boxing

7-31 (TH) from The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan: China Maps

“The Joy Luck Club” [PP: 5-32] & “Two Kinds” [PP: 141-155]

8-1 (F) from The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan:

“Best Quality” [PP: 221-236], & “A Pair of Tickets” [PP: 306-332]

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WEEK FOUR

8-4 (M) “The Power of Horses” by Elizabeth Cook-Lynn [PP: 174-180]

“A Moving Day” by Susan Nunes [PP: 130-137]

“Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri [PP: 43-69]

8-5 (TU) CATCH UP DAY

8-6 (W) Ruth Ozeki: My Year of Meats [Chs. 1-3; pages 1-47]

First Read the Discussion Questions [Pages 14-16 of the Appendix]

Ozeki Weblog

8-7 (TH) My Year of Meats [Chs. 4-6; pages 49-143]

8-8 (F) My Year of Meats [Chs. 7-9; pages 145-241]

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WEEK FIVE

8-11 (M) My Year of Meats [Chs. 10-11; pages 243-321]

8-12 (TU) My Year of Meats [Ch. 12 & Epilogue; pages 323-361]

8-13 (W) IN-CLASS ESSAY ON MY YEAR OF MEATS

8-14 (TH) STUDY DAY FOR FINAL EXAMINATION

8-15 (F) FINAL EXAMINATION

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