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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