Designed to introduce students to critical approaches to the study of ethnic literatures and cultures from the long twentieth century. In its different iterations, the course takes a comparative approach, surveying a wide range of literary genres by authors from Asian American, Black, Chicanx, Latinx, multiracial, Native American and other diverse communities. Students build an analytical foundation for examining literary production and learn to link form, artistry, and concept to histories and politics of colonialism, identity, migration, nationhood, race, and segregation.

No Prerequisites

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Letter

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1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

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BLAKE F D
Felice Blake
4.3
48 reviews
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10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
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13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
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14:00 PM - 14:50 PM
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16:00 PM - 16:50 PM
25 / 25 Full

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17:00 PM - 17:50 PM
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08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
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12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
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ENGL50 . Blake F D 1 Year, 11 Days Ago

Professor Blake is probably the most enthusiastic professor I have had at UCSB. She is incredibly passionate for the 8am and I respect her for that. It's an easy GE if you participate and do the readings.

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ENG50 . Blake F D 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

Incredible professor, talked about a lot of really relevant topics. Reading is hard to keep up on but if you do it's pretty easy to pass with a high grade.

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ENGL50 . Blake F D 2 Years Ago

Professor Blake is clearly very passionate about her work, I found the lectures to be pretty engaging. Keep up with the reading and its all good

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ENGL50 . Blake F D 2 Years Ago

Professor Blake was a good professor; taking this class was useful in helping me gain a better context for life generally.

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ENG50 . Blake F D 2 Years Ago

Amazing professor that is passionate about the topic at hand. The class is graded on 2 short papers, pop quizzes, and in person midterm/finals. Would recommend to anyone to take her class. :)

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50 . Blake F D 2 Years Ago

I absolutely love Dr. Blake and would highly recommend taking one of her classes. You can tell she cares immensely for her students and their wellbeing. Her lectures are engaging and concisely cover the key topics for the reading. Most of the grade was from short quizzes, the short answer written midterm, and the two-page papers.

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Seminar for Introduction to Literature
Bishnupriya Ghosh 3.7
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14:00 PM - 14:50 PM
96.5% A
ENGL 10
200 / 200 Full
Introduction to Literary Study
Bishnupriya Ghosh 3.7
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12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
52.4% A
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Seminar on Literature and the Culture of Information
Alan Liu 2.6
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12:40 PM - 16:50 PM
100.0% A
ENGL 25
149 / 150 Enrolled
Literature and the Information, Media, and Communication Revolutions
Alan Liu 2.6
M W F
14:00 PM - 14:50 PM
35.2% A
ENGL 34NA
12 / 10 Full
Animacy and the Speaking Earth: The Power of Native Story
Candace Waid 3.1
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17:00 PM - 18:15 PM
69.6% A
ENGL 40BA
49 / 150 Enrolled
Studies in Race and Ethnic Literatures- Black Literature in the early periods
Stephanie Batiste 2.7
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM