Using novels, short stor ies, films and other media, this course focuses on significant challenges faced by, and changes initiated in, a wide range of cultures. From the perspectives of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, mobility, and ongoing negotiations of identity within multicultural and im/migrant communities, course materials illuminate the complex nature of modern experience and draw attention to the important questions and concerns cultures have faced and continue to face.Weekly
Using novels, short stor ies, films and other media, this course focuses on significant challenges faced by, and changes initiated in, a wide range of cultures. From the perspectives of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, mobility, and ongoing negotiations of identity within multicultural and im/migrant communities, course materials illuminate the complex nature of modern experience and draw attention to the important questions and concerns cultures have faced and continue to face.Weekly