Ethnicity, Identity and Culture in 20th Century New York City

Explores the processes by which 20th-century New Yorkers created a self-consiously modern, urban, and ethnic American culture. Focuses on literary and artistic representations of life in 20th-century New York as manifested in works by five ethnic groups of New Yorkers that immigrated or migrated to the city after 1800: Jews, African Americans, Italians, Chinese, and Puerto Picans. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors and seniors.