with George Hartley

8:10-10:00 MTWTh, Ellis 106, call# 40479

Office: Ellis 311; 593-2812; hartleyg@ohio.edu; http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~hartleyg/323/; Office Hours: ?

Description:

American Empire from Wounded Knee to Guantánamo: This course will focus on 20th and 21st century authors, texts, movements, and contexts that examine the workings of U.S. imperialism at home and abroad. Authors include Langston Hughes, Muriel Rukeyser, Allen Ginsberg, Amiri Baraka, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gloria Anzaldúa, and more. We will use a variety of sources, including poetry, fiction, essays, film, and more.

Texts:

• Neihardt, Black Elk Speaks
• Silko, Ceremony
• Martínez, Mother Tongue
• Danticat, The Farming of Bones
• Delgado, Sutras of Abu Ghraib
• Online Texts (see schedule webpage)

Exams/Papers & Grade %:

• 35% - One In-Class Essay
• 50% - Final Paper
• 15% - Participation

Expectations:

• Come to class daily
• Read assignments before class periods
• Take extensive notes for participation in class discussions
• Reading notes will be collected daily

Plagiarism Policy:

Each student must read the definition of plagiarism provided at http://www.ohio.edu/judiciaries/acadintegrity_students.cfm and sign an acknowledgement-of-understanding form before any written work will be accepted.