Voices Along the Way

This is a First Year Seminar for international students. In this seminar we will study American philosophy and culture through literature and history. We will read The Declaration of Independence and Emerson's Self-Reliance, and The Slave Narratives, and move towards transplanted writers such as Julia Alvarez and Abraham Rodriguez, Jr. We will also work with non-fiction, such as Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. We will work on oral presentations, research, and writing, which will include short papers as well as longer ones. This seminar will enable a greater understanding of American culture through inquiry. 3 hrs. sem.