Università Roma Tre

Il corso si concentra sulla discussione, da una prospettiva multietnica e multiculturale, delle questioni storiche, sociali, politiche ed economiche derivanti dalla lettura della selezione letteraria. Speciale attenzione sarà rivolta all’analisi dei testi letterari al fine di comprendere il rapporto intercorrente tra la letteratura americana e l’identità nazionale degli Stati Uniti d’America.

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