ENGL184B CH - Contemporary Chicana/o Literature

Beginning with the ground-breaking anthology This Bridge Called My Back (1981), this survey examines how contemporary Chicana/o literature focuses on questions of identity, specifically gender and sexuality. Theoretical readings in feminism and gay studies inform our interpretation of texts by Anzuldua, Castillo, Cisneros, Cuadros, Gaspar de Alba, Islas, Moraga, and Viramontes, among others. Taught in English.

Offered: Every year

Credit: 1

Course Number: ENGL184B CH