MALA 60063 Literature of the American Southwest
The course will investigate the idea of a 'sense of place' by working toward a definition of the American Southwest. We will examine how authors evoke a distinctive sense of place by reading and discussing nonfiction books of travel (e.g., John Graves' Goodbye to a River or Richard Shelton's Going Back to Bisbee) and a range of fictional works representing several literary modes, ethnicity, and Southwestern perspectives.