ENGL223 - Introduction to U.S. Multi-Ethnic Literature

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Academic Year 2001/2002

Introduction to U.S. Multi-Ethnic Literature
ENGL 223 SP

Crosslistings:
AMST 248

This course will survey the major authors in the areas of African American, Asian American, Chicana/o Latina/o, and Native American literature. It will include readings in history, social theory, and other materials that will give a historical and sociocultural context to the readings. The goal is to understand the racialized formation of the U.S. inscribed in cultural and literary texts, practices, discourses.

MAJOR READINGS

Carlos Bulosan, ON BECOMING FILIPINO (Temple University Press)
Toni Morrison, TAR BABY (Plume/Penguin Books)
Sandra Cisneros, THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET (Vintage Books)
Sherman Alexie, THE LONE RANGER AND TONTO FIST FIGHT IN HEAVEN (Harper Perennial)
Guillermo Gomez Pena, THE NEW WORLD BORDER (City Lights)
David Henry Hwang, M BUTTERFLY (Plume/New American Library)
Mumia Abu-Jamal, DEATH BLOSSOMS
Stephen Steinberg, ed. RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE U.S. (Blackwell)

Optional T ext: E. San Juan, Jr. AFTER POSTCOLONIALISM

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

One mid-term and one final exam; reports, papers, responses to films and performances.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

May be negotiated with students depending on special circumstances.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): San Juan,Epifanio

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC004

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 10 Jr. major: 10

SR. non-major: 5 Jr. non-major: 5 SO: FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002