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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [Archived Catalog]

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ENG 3240 - Jewish American Literature


Studies in Jewish American literature from arrival in the 17th- century to the present; analysis of how Jewish American literature influences and is influenced by the classical canon of American literature and how Jewish American writers respond to the Jewish mandate - tikkum olam (to heal the world) - to place, environment, and the diaspora.

Requisites: ENG 2010 or 2020 or 250 or 2 courses above ENG 200 or (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Analyze the relationship between Jewish American literature and the classical canon of American literature.
  • Provide an overview of Jewish American literature from the seventeenth century to the present.
  • Study how Jewish American writers respond to the Jewish mandate to tikkum olam (to heal the world) - to place, environment, and the diaspora.



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