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2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENGL 442 - Sexing Chicana Literature


(3 units)

Prerequisites: ENGL 100  or GE Composition (Area A1) and upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Analyzes how Chicana authors explore race, class, and gender. Focuses on use of sexuality, particularly with regard to cultural and literary stereotypes vs. experience and aesthetic practice. Themes include desire, identity, empowerment through “traditional” roles, and violence and the body.

Same course as WGSS 442 . Not open for credit to students with credit in W/ST 442 or WGSS 442 .