ENGL 2351 - Mexican American Literature
Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 or its equivalent with a “C” or better and ENGL 1302 or ENGL 2311 or their equivalents with a “C” or better. A survey of Mexican American/Chicanx literature from Mesoamerica to the present. Students will study literary works of fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and memoirs in relation to their historical, linguistic, political, regional, gendered, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, literary movements, and media forms. Topics and themes may include the literary performance of identity and culture, aesthetic mediation of racialization, struggle and protest, and artistic activism.
This course fulfills the Language, Philosophy, and Culture foundational component area of the core, and addresses the following required objectives: Critical Thinking, Communication, Social Responsibility, and Personal Responsibility.
Semester Hours: (3 -3- 0)
CIP: 05.0203.55 25
Offered at: NLC: Yes NVC: Yes PAC: Yes SAC: Yes SPC: Yes Click here for course schedule information.
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