222 Chabot College 2024-2026 CREDIT COURSE LISTING, ENGL 21 The Evolution of the Black Writer 3 Units Introduction to Black-American writers in fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay, beginning with the historical texts of the slave trade, and continuing to the present. Emphasis on the 20th and 21st-century writers’ growth and development in relation to their historical and cultural context. Offers a broader view of World and American History through the lens of the Black writer’s journey from capture in West Africa, enslavement in America, and the fight for liberation. Examines issues of Black identity and how that identity has been expressed through various forms of literature. Explores how the Black writer has used literature and specific literary devices to inspire change, radical thought, and challenge white supremacy. Lecture: 54 hours 22 Mexican American/Latinx Literature of the U.S. 3 Units This course is an introduction to Mexican American and Latinx Literature in the United States. The Mexican American and Latinx literary movement, particularly in California, is growing at a phenomenal rate, pushing the creative and intellectual boundaries within American Literature. In the course, we will cover a range of genres, including short stories, novels, poetry, memoirs, essays, and plays. Although Mexican American and Latinx authors have been contributing to American literature since the sixteenth century, the bulk of our attention will be paid to the Mexican American and Latinx literary movements that began in the 1950’s and extend through the present day. Students will analyze the literary works within the context of socio-economic, political, and historical movements; additionally, students will learn about the unique history, thematic concerns, and genre-bending styles of Mexican American and Latinx writers. Lecture: 54 hours 25 Asian-American Literature 3 Units Introduction to literary works of fiction, poetry, drama and the essay that reflect and explore the diversity of Asian-American experiences as well as divisions within Asian-American communities. Class explores literary expressions of cultural pride and identity, as well as reflections on racism, stereotypes, perpetual foreigner syndrome, the model minority myth, and internalized oppression. Course texts also explore loneliness and loss of home, identity confusion, generation gaps, acculturation … and the challenge of creating community and retaining culture in America. Analysis of literature in the context of the historical growth of Asian-American identities with a focus on the 20th and 21st centuries. Lecture: 54 hours 28 Classic and Contemporary Youth Literature 3 Units Social-historical context and tools for analyzing literature directed toward young readers. Emphasizes contemporary U.S. texts, classic works, and the origins of youth literature (including fables, folk tales and fairy tales). Explores subgenres and literary elements common to children’s and young adult literature, including fantasy, journeys, and animal characters. Emphasizes literature from diverse authors and communities, and the impact of this literature on the psychological, sociological, and cultural growth of young readers. Lecture: 54 hours Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1 or ENGL 1A 31 Introduction to Queer Literature 3 Units Introduction to novels, poems, plays, and essays about queer people, i.e., members of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning) community. Analysis of this literature in the context of the LGBTQ social and political movements of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and evolving societal attitudes toward the LGBTQ community. Themes include coming out, developing a sense of queer pride and community, combating discrimination and anti- queer violence, maintaining family ties with sometimes supportive, sometimes hostile relatives, surviving the nearly universal queer childhood experience of bullying, struggling against internalized homophobia/transphobia and reductive stereotypes, understanding the intersection of sexuality, gender identity, and other identities, and sustaining queer relationships in a heteronormative society. Lecture: 54 hours 32 U.S. Women’s Literature 3 Units Chronicles the expression of U.S. women authors through readings in a variety of genres such as fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay. Explores works by authors of varied racial and ethnic backgrounds in an effort to understand the diversity of women’s voices, especially in the 20th century. Lecture: 54 hours 35 Modern and Contemporary U.S. Literature 3 Units U.S. literature from the second half of the 19th Century to the present, including poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays. This class explores each work in relation to its social, cultural and historical contexts, and emphasizes the analysis of defining moments of the times as they are reflected in literature. The content of course closely examines distinctive literary movements and chronology of American literature since the mid-19th century: including Realism, Modernism, Harlem Renaissance, and Contemporary Literature, reflecting the diversity of American voices. Lecture: 54 hours Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 1 as determined by multiple measures or other appropriate method or, ENGL 102 or ENGL 101B Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1 or ENGL 1A. 41 World Literature (17th Century to the Present) 3 Units Comparative study of selected works of literature, in English and in translation, from around the world, including Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and other areas, from the mid seventeenth century to the present. Lecture: 54 hours Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 1 as determined by multiple measures or other appropriate method or, ENGL 102 or ENGL 101B Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1 or ENGL 1A. 45 Studies in Fiction 3 Units Exploration of particular themes and/or periods as reflected in works of fiction, including discussion of form, content, and cultural contexts. Lecture: 54 hours Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1A or ENGL 1.
