English C1000 Online

Course Information

Spring 2026

Section 931, CRN: 35771 

Online, Asynchronous 

1/26-5/20/26

This class requires use of Canvas with no required in-person meetings. Students will complete coursework in Canvas, 

which must be accessed using an internet enabled device. This class is part of CityOnline and is 16 weeks. 

For student support and other services, students can check Welcome to CityOnline. 

How does moving from one place to another inform one’s perspective on the original place, the self, and the world?

As critical thinking involves gaining a critical distance from the subject being analyzed, people who have moved serve as exemplars in the sense that, once one moves from one place to another, he or she gains a critical distance from the original home as well as the new home. We will be reading and responding to chapters from four books on forced immigration: Aviva Chomsky’s “They Take Our Jobs” and 20 Other Myths About Immigration; chapters from two collections of narratives by undocumented immigrants in the United States, part of Voice of Witness’ series, Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives, and Solito, Solita: Crossing Borders with Youth Refugees from Central America; and Jose Antonio Vargas’ Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. We will be focusing on themes such as nation, home, identity, culture, democracy, human rights, history, exile, race, gender, wealth, and public space. 

Important Dates

• Day class begins: January 26, 2026  [Find the following dates in the Instructional Calendar or in the online Schedule of Classes by hovering over the deadlines link next to your class listing.]

• Start and end dates: January 26, 2026 - May 20, 2026

• Last day to add: TBD

• Last day for refund: TBD

• Last day to drop without W: TBD

• Last day to drop with W: TBD

• Last day to elect pass/no pass: TBD

Syllabus