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English 189 - Fall, 2012
Seminar in Literary Studies
Topic: African American and Latina Women
Class Information
Instructor:
Martín, Desirée
CRN:
22412
Time:
CANCELLED
Location:
CANCELLED
Description
In this class we will study a range of 20th century texts written by African American and Latina women authors. We will pay special attention to the construction and representation of gender, and the intersection of gender, race, class and sexuality in women’s writing. We will also address questions of slavery and freedom in the U.S.; immigration, migration and exile to the United States from Latin America; the construction of race and ethnicity and various forms of “passing;†the representation of the domestic sphere; and multiple forms of women’s labor.
Grading
Short essay (3-4 pages)
Research Paper (8-10 pages)
In-class presentation
Class participation
Texts
Julia Alvarez
, In the Time of the Butterflies
Sandra Cisneros
, Caramelo
Zora Neale Hurston
, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Nella Larsen
, Passing
Toni Morrison
, Beloved
Achy Obejas
, Memory Mambo
Helena María Viramontes
, Under the Feet of Jesus