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Suggested Books
This is a sample of titles from our catalog.
Learning from Experience by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780520927520Publication Date:In Learning from Experience, Paula Moya offers an alternative to some influential philosophical assumptions about identity and experience in contemporary literary theory.
Mapping World Literature by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781441156488Publication Date:Mapping World Literature explores the study of literature and literary history in light of global changes, looking at what defines world literature in the 21st century.
Multicultural Literature and Literacies by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0585075212Publication Date:This is the first book to thoroughly explore the methods by which educators, creative writers, and policymakers have constructed workable models of teaching literature in multicultural classrooms.
Multicultural Writers since by Call Number: Ref. 809.04 M9192ISBN: 0313306885Publication Date:The end of World War II led to increased interest in multicultural concerns and a flourishing of literary and artistic endeavors. It was also a time of decolonization and the emergence of new nations and cultures clamoring for recognition and respect. The political circumstances following World War II exposed many people to other cultures. This reference discusses the experiences of writers active since who were shaped by cultures other than their own.
World Literature. World Culture by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9788779349902Publication Date: 2008-12-31Offering their own twenty-first-century perspectives—across generations, nationalities, and disciplines—the contributors to this anthology explore the idea of world literature for what it may add of new connections and itineraries to the study of literature and culture today.
