EH 304 Literatures of Early America

Literatures of Early America: Questions about American identity remain central to history, politics, and art in the United States, though these questions are not new. Literatures of Early America critically examine such questions, and explores how different communities worked to define themselves through cultural production. The course explores literary production across diverse populations including indigenous peoples, early colonists, slaves, politicians, and farmers. This course will pay particular attention to how these groups intersect through the history of North America through 1865. The primary goal of this course is to prepare students to read, discuss, and write about the diversity of literature produced in North America during this time frame. In addition to extensive reading, including critical reading, significant attention will be focused on writing about literature.

Credits

3