ENG 226-Ethnic American Literature

3 credit hours – Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement. This course meets the Diversity Requirement.

Explore ethnicity and its relationship to race, culture, and religion. Study ethnic literatures of the United States, including readings from African American, Latino/Latina, Asian American, Native American Arab American, and Jewish American literatures. Read poetry, fiction, non-fiction and drama by ethnic American writers and discuss these works in their literary and historical contexts, including the social and political circumstances out of which they arise.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 -ENG 112 or ENG 115 -ENG 116 or ENG 121 or permission of the department chair.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ENG 226H ; credit is not given for both ENG 226 and ENG 226H .