English 179 - Fall, 2016

Topics in Comparative American Literatures

Class Information

Instructor: Martín, Desirée
Time: MWF 1:10-2:00
Location: 106 Olson

Grading

Short Response Paper (3-4 pages): 15%
Essay #1 (5-7 pages): 25%
Essay #2 (5-7 pages): 25%
Final exam: 20%
In-class writing assignments, group work, and discussion section attendance: 15%

Texts

Parable of the Sower , Butler, Octavia
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao , Diaz, Junot
Native Speaker , Lee, Chang-rae
Sleep Dealer (film) , Rivera, Alex
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 , Smith, Anna Deavere
The Tattooed Soldier , Tobar, Hector
Under the Feet of Jesus, Viramontes, Helena Maria
My Year of Meats, Ozeki