Colonial American Literature

A study in the literatures of early colonial America (approximately 1490-1750), with a focus on the cultural ties between North America, Europe, and the West Indies during the period of New World settlement. Genres may include folklore, spiritual autobiographies, captivity narratives, sermons, poetry, and periodicals, and topics may include indignity, colonialism, imperialism, slavery, gender, race, religion, exploration, identity, diaspora, and captivity.