This course aims to trace the contradictory representations of the racialized “other” in 19th-century American literature and culture. The course will: •Explore the new nation’s attempt to constrict the boundaries of American identity into a fixed, pure, and homogenous body of values •Examine the multicultural complexities of American nationality as well as the political forces of cultural exclusion •Study a number of texts by white American authors as well as Native American, Irish, and African American. Course textbook and outline/bibliography are available. Assessment: Final exam.
Course Outline
