ENGL 382 - Chicano/A Literature

Institution:

Northeastern Illinois University

Subject:

English

Description:

In the mid-1960s a literature developed written by authors of Mexican heritage residing permanently in the United States and further identifiable as "Chicano" in that is coincided with the civil rights struggle by and for that group in the same period-the Chicano Movement. Certainly people of Mexican extraction living in the United States produced literary works prior to the 1960s. Chicano Literature, however, as most people use the term, is that which is associated with a new consciousness of political, social and cultural identity linked to the Chicano Movement. This course will study the emergence and development of this literature in relation to the historical conditions that gave rise to it and in relation to the development of Chicago/a cultural national identity underwriting the literature. Moreover, as the literature has continued to develop since the 1960s, we will explore the evolution of the literature with a particular focus on how the literature has taken part in a larger cultural contestation over and redifinition of the content of Chicano/a identity and politics, particularly from feminist and gay and lesbian perspectives. Students must have as a prerequisite for this course at least English 101.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.neiu.edu/

Phone Number:

(773) 583-4050

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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