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Diasporic Literature
Home and (Be)Longing
- Institution
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Course
- Writing About Literature, Art, and Culture
- Taught
- Spring 2021–Spring 2022
- Syllabus
- [Link to syllabus PDF]
Description
How do we understand our homes? Is it where we belong? Or, is it what we all long for? In this course, we will be moving through selected works (the vignette, poetry, and graphic literature) by writers of African, Asian, and European descent who left their place of origin and have constructed their new homes in English-speaking countries. We will be exploring some key ideas in “diasporic studies” such as trauma, melancholy, loss, home, citizenship, and learn how to use “lens” texts to better appreciate literary works.