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APS-3624: Appalachian Literature

Description: Appalachian literature from the region’s beginnings to the present, including such diverse voices as women, Native American, Affrilachian, LGBTQ, and Latinx populations. Literary perspectives on the relationships between self, family, and community; place and displacement; and humans and the natural world. Analysis of stereotypes that have perpetuated inequity and displacement of power, as well as consideration of regional efforts to reclaim equity, power, place, and identity.

Pathways: 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-1016 or ENGL-1106

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: ENGL-3624

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 1

Average GPA: 3.13 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 25.00%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

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