Ethnic Literature in America

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
2	The Octoroon (Boucicault); An Octoroon (Jacob-Jenkins)
Migrations
3	Jazz
4	Jazz (cont.)
5	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
6	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (cont.)
7	Maus I
8	Maus I (cont.)	Essay 1 due
Coming of Age
9	The House on Mango Street
10	Unaccustomed Earth (“Hema and Kaushik”)
11	The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
12	The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (cont.)
13	The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (cont.)
Culture and Narratives
14	The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (cont.)	Essay 2 due
15	Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Excerpt to p. 92)
16	The Round House
17	The Round House (cont.)
18	The Round House (cont.)
19	Conference Reports
20	Special Guest: Mia Heavener
21	Conference Reports (cont.)
The Return
22	The Reluctant Fundamentalist
23	A Tale for the Time Being
24	A Tale for the Time Being (cont.)
25	A Tale for the Time Being (cont.)
26	A Tale for the Time Being (cont.)	Essay 3 due