ENG 220 Literature of American Minorities
Features a selection of works by writers from ethnic minority cultures within the United States. The works of these cultures generally have not been well-represented in traditional literature courses, and the views from these cultures often are in contrast to the more familiar representations of mainstream literature. These works reflect historical and cultural examples of discrimination and difference across the society. This course will explore how humans have dealt with this discrimination and how these cultures enrich the patterns of the American experience despite their experiences as minorities.
Prerequisite
Recommended: College-level reading;
WR 121 English Composition; and
ENG 104 Literature Fiction or
ENG 106 Literature: Poetry is strongly recommended for success in this course.
Offered
Offered Fall only
Notes
Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course
General Education Requirements
AAS Human Relations, Human Relations AAS, AS Literature & the Arts, AS Liberal Arts Core 2, AS Difference, Power & Discrim, AGS Humanities/Arts, AAOT Arts & Letters, Cultural Literacy AAOT/AAS,
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Recognize how literature helps understand the human condition. Increase your understanding of how American minority and immigrant groups experience difference, power and discrimination. Understand this history and culture of minority group within the United States, including some of the causes and effects of discrimination. Appreciate major minority authors. Value a wide range of experiences and issues related to the minority experience in the United States. Interpret literature through critical reading. Demonstrate how literature enhances personnel awareness and creativity. Examine your own experience of being different outside the mainstream, and alienated, as well as your own experience of being inside the mainstream, privilege, and integrated. Write and speak confidently about your own and others ideas.