Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Literatures and Cultures

3 units · Undergraduate

This course provides a broad survey of literature produced by and about the major racial groups in the United States, examining how social movements of the 1960s and 70s led to the emergence of ethnic studies in higher education and how the literature addresses a wide range of historical events and political processes that have constructed racial differences and hierarchies in the U.S. Prereq: English 1110.xx; or GE foundation writing and info literacy course.