Readings

Important Class Documents

Fall 2018 Syllabus

Introductory Reading:

Cultural and Intercultural Communication (read only until page 11 in the PDF file)

Unit I: Language and Culture

“Words” by Sara Yamasaki (essay)
“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (essay)
“How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua (essay)
Lost in Translation (film) – Directed by Sofia Coppola

Unit II: How Society Influences Culture

“The Manifesto of the Communist Party” (excerpt) by Karl Marx (essay)
“America Remains the World’s Beacon of Success” by Tim Roemer (essay)
“Nickel & Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich
In Time (film) Directed by Andrew Niccol

Unit III: Race & Cultural Analysis

“Why is the NYPD After Me?” by Nicholas K. Peart (essay)
“Letter from Birmingham City Jail” by Martin Luther King (essay)
“The Ballot or the Bullet” by Malcolm X (essay)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film) Directed by Mira Nair