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This lecture course offers a topographical survey of North American literature by focusing on the importance of various sites and places that have gained prominence in the formation of specifically national literatures, on the one hand, and the rise of hemispheric concepts of literatures of the Americas, on the other. While the focus will be on transnational North American literatures that expose global connections, we will also look into local, regional writings, for instance, the tradition of local color texts in the late 19th century. Relying on a comparative North American approach to explore transnational areas of studies which have had an impact on the literatures of both Canada and the USA, we will look at issues of multiculturalism, the way both nations deal with their colonial past, the violent displacement of Indigenous populations, and questions of citizenship.
Course Readings:
There will be a course reader, which you can order through NamLitCult and pick up at our offices. |
