Core Course
The core course is called "Cultural Identities and Global Consciousness" (MERR 80A, 80B). It is one quarter long and students read around four novels, usually memoirs, one of which is replaced every year by a new one. In fall 2010, students read the following books:
- The Translator: A Tribesman's Memory of Darfur by Daoud Hari
- Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia
- Dreams of Trespass by Fatima Mernissi
- Always Running by Luis J. RodrÃguez
The following essays are also required and are available online:
- "Cultural Identity and Diaspora" by Stuart Hall
- "Globalization" by John Tomlinson
Students are encouraged to buy Easy Writer".
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