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.
4
UnitsLetter
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeProf Blake is super caring and funny. Her class is well put together and there is quite a bit of reading that you must do in order to understand the class and get good test scores. However, some of the readings are interesting. The papers are pretty simple. TA created a study guide that basically had all the answers for the exams. 10/10
definitely not my favorite GE but requirements weren't absurd. op-ed essay was a little confusing and there was a lot of reading but it is an english class so. wish she had a better slide deck because sometimes it was hard following what she was talking about if you zoned out for a second, but a good class to take if the topic interests you
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.
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.
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
Professor Blake was a good professor; taking this class was useful in helping me gain a better context for life generally.
Rita Raley
4.1
Kenneth (Ken) Hiltner
3.8