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. 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.
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:
Critically read, analyze, and interpret the literature of American minority writers. Explain how difference is socially constructed. Using historical and contemporary examples, describe how perceived differences, combined with unequal distribution of power across economic, social, and political institutions, result in discrimination. Analyze ways in which the interactions of social categories, such as race, ethnicity, social class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and age, are related to difference, power, and discrimination in the United States. Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs, and culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.