From Margin to Centre (U01475)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-3-U01475

This course will attempt to complicate and interrogate the notion of 'minority' as it has been used historically in the United States with its implications of marginalisation and isolation from the mainstream. Mexican, Caribbean and Native American are among the cultural diasporas that are recuperated and included in this amplified American cultural territory as is the experience of displacement itself.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Passes in English or Scottish Literature 1 and English or Scottish or American Literature 2, with a mark of 50 or above at the first attempt in the second year course.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature

? Costs : Essential course texts

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

From Margin to Centre (VS1) (Not being delivered)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course is intended to introduce students to the concept of 'New World Literatures'. It will enable them to answer the question: What does it mean to be an "American" in the late Twentieth century? These multiple cultural perspectives are inseparable from concepts of culture, class and history.