ENG 2215 - American Literature: The Civil War to the Present

1.One of these two: EAP 0099, ENG 0099  (Minimum grade: 1.67 GPA Equivalent)

And

2. Any one of these three: READ 0093, READ 0094, READ 0099  

OR

ENG 1108  

Major Content Areas
Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow

Realism, Naturalism, and the Labor Movement

Indigenous Survivance (Relocation, Ghost Dance, Wounded Knee, 1960s American Indian Renaissance, etc.)

Modernism and Postmodernism

Twenty-First Century Issues and Trends

Learning Outcomes
Examine significant challenges of and contributions to American literature by people in the United States who have experienced racism and other forms of oppression such as sexism, classism, ableism, heterosexism, transphobia, antisemitism, and Islamophobia.

Utilize literary analysis to understand historical and contemporary systemic structures of racism that sustain social, political, economic, and/or environmental inequities, particularly for Black, Indigenous lands and people, and other communities of color as they appear in American literature

Describe individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations among racial groups in the United States and how inequality is maintained by redefining race and other social identities and structures that are evident in American literature.

Demonstrate knowledge of canonical works and major genres/styles within American literature in this period

Demonstrate knowledge of major periods and historical developments in American literature during this era

Utilize literary analysis in order to understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
06 - Humanities/Fine Arts

7B - Race/Power/Justice