ENGL 655
Studies in American Literature
Winter 2023 · American Immigrant Narratives, Postwar and Contemporary
Topics
- Postwar immigrant fiction
- Transnational identity
- Immigration policy
- Diaspora
- Narrative form
Readings
- Possible reading: Vladimir Nabokov, Pnin.
- Possible reading: Paule Marshall, Brown Girl, Brownstones.
- Possible reading: Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street.
- Possible reading: Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine.
- Possible reading: Gish Jen, Typical American.
- Possible reading: Chang-rae Lee, Native Speaker.
- Possible reading: Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
- Possible reading: Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
- Possible reading: Teju Cole, Open City.
- Possible reading: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah.
- Possible reading: Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Official course page ↗Winter 2023
- Departmental seminar description with reading information when supplied; not a full syllabus. Historical Winter 2023. Page states that most, not all, of these may be read.