ENGL 551 - Jewish American Literature

3 Credit Hours
This course examines Jewish American literature from the late 19th century to the present, with particular emphasis on prose fiction and poetry. Themes include immigration, assimilation, anti-Semitism, the effect of the Holocaust, gender relations, Jewish religious belief and spirituality, Jewish textual traditions and American/Israeli relations. Frequently studies authors include Reznikoff, Bellow, Roth, Malamud, Ozick, Rothenberg and Grossman. Because this is a graduate level course, students are required to write a long research paper, lead class discussion, and engage extensively in the study of secondary as well as primary texts.

Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate

Levels: Graduate

College of Arts & Sciences English