ENG 3242 - Contemporary Native American Literature

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 and ENG 2000 or ENG 2100 or NAS 1000

Description: Students read, analyze, and write about various forms of literature produced by and about the Native American experience with consideration of historical and social contexts. Course content includes important contemporary Native American writers in a variety of cultures, critical readings on indigenous history and pertinent theory, and explore how historical contingencies and political debates inform literature, as well as how literature and culture can inform and challenge public and political opinion.

Note: Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENG or NAS.

Cross Listed Course(s): NAS 3242