In connection with the English Department's annual Paumanok Lecture on American Literature and Culture, which will be given on March 10 by Ha Jin, we are offering this one-credit course on Ha Jin's work.
Ha Jin, born in China, is a poet, fiction writer, and essayist. He was a member of the People's Liberation Army before coming to the United States in 1986. He is the author of such works as A Good Fall (about the Chinese immigrant experience in America), Waiting (winner of the National Book Award and based on his five-year service in the communist Chinese army), and War Trash (winner of the PEN Faulkner Award). He is currently Professor of English at Boston University.
English 203 will meet four times:
February 24: Discussion of stories from A Good Fall
March 3: Discussion of novel Waiting
March 10: Lecture/Reading by Ha Jin
March 24: Wrap-up session.
Course Requirements: Students will be required to come to all four classes, do the assigned readings, and to write a 2-page report on Ha Jin's March-10 talk and a 6-8 page paper on his writings.
Instructor: Dr. Louis Parascandola (English Department). Professor Parascandola has numerous publications including an article on Ha Jin's novel Waiting.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Louis Parascandola via email at louis.parascandola@liu.edu or by phone at 718-488-1050.
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