Tricksters, Ghosts, & Other Strangers in the Making of a Culture
SOC 399
Fall 2006 not offered
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
The seminar invites research and analysis of the role of tricksters, ghosts, and strangers in the making of American Culture, with an emphasis on late 19th through 20th century. Among the subjects considered will be Muhammad Ali, Rosa Parks, Crazy Horse, Gloria Anzaldua, South Asian and Chinese Americans. Students will read both fiction and non-fiction. The idea of an "America" will be taken as a topic for analysis of culture as a cover for exclusion in the name of inclusion. Instances of disruption and transformation of the cultural norm will be considered. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
David Remnick, KING OF THE WORLD (Muhammad Ali)
Douglas Brinkley, ROSA PARKS
Vijay Prasad, THE KARMA OF BROWN FOLK
Gloria Azaldua, INTERVIEWS/ENTREVISTAS
Toni Morrison, SULA
Maxine Hong Kingston, WARRIOR WOMAN
Charles Lemert, MUHAMMAD ALI: TRICKSTER KING IN THE CULTURE OF IRONY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short papers, group projects and paper, final long essay. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students without SOC 151 may be admitted on a permission of instructor basis. Please do not register if you are unwilling to read all the assignments and attend every class. |
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