Race, Class, and Family in Contemporary Literature: Journeys, Generations, and Translations

An opportunity to study with the Italian author Igiaba Scego, this English-language course explores representations of race, class & generations in contemporary fiction, with an emphasis on translated fiction. The course has 3 parts: 1) Analysis of Scego's work, which is crucial to debates on migration, decolonization, racism, feminism & translation; 2) read Italian and Brazilian authors to examine the intersection of color and class that cross Italy & Brazil from the colonial period to today, including the journeys & interactions between parents, siblings; 3) discussion of Scego's just-translated 'The Color Line,' which moves between the U.S., Italy, and Somalia, & Final projects.