Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

WGSS 442 - Sexing Chicana Literature


(3 units)

Prerequisites: ENGL 100B  or GE Written Communication (Area A2) 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 will include desire, identity, empowerment through “traditional” roles, and violence and the body.

Same course as ENGL 442 . Not open for credit to students with credit in ENGL 442 .