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The literature of global English will enthrall you with stories from places such as Africa, South Asia, Caribbean and Pacific Ocean regions and enlarge your knowledge of the world. It will exercise your capacity to respect and understand others and challenge you with a variety of viewpoints on nation, empire, language, and religion. Authors who write in the English language far from its traditional centers have been recognized by the most prestigious awards such as the Booker and the Nobel Prizes and achieved phenomenal best seller status. Read and become a citizen of the world.
Courses in this Cluster (Fall 2021):
- English 140 - Connecting Life Stories, Connecting Lives: The Middle East and Beyond [not offered W22]
- English 201 - Introduction to Latinx Literature
- English 230 - Constructing Asian American Stories
- English 290 - The Otherworldly Past: Ancient Middle East in Science Fiction and Fantasy
- English 313 - Race, Gender and Sexuality in Transatlantic Literature to 1830
- English 317 - Armenian Relationality: Diasporas Old, New, and in the Making
- English 320 - Ecological Empire: Environment and Colonialism in 19th Century British Literature
- English 384 - Caribbean Literature
Related Fields/Majors:
This course cluster may be of special interest not only to literature students, but also to students in Communication, Business, and Political Science.
