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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
CHLXD035.
Course Title (CB02)
Chicano/a, Latino/a Literature
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2024
Course Description
This course will survey Chicano/a, Latino/a literature in its various forms, with an emphasis on contemporary authors, from the 1940s to the present.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course meets a general education requirement for °®¶¹´«Ã½, CSU GE, and IGETC and is CSU/UC transferable. It belongs on the Intercultural Studies Certificate of Achievement-Advanced and A.A. Degree. It was developed to provide students with a unique overview of the various literary styles, elements, and expressions found in Chicano/a and Latino/a experience in the U.S.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Formerly Statement
(Formerly ICS D035.)

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
°®¶¹´«Ã½ GEArea(s)StatusDetails
2GC2°®¶¹´«Ã½ GE Area C2 - HumanitiesApproved
CSU GEArea(s)StatusDetails
CGC2CSU GE Area C2 - HumanitiesApproved
IGETCArea(s)StatusDetails
IG3BIGETC Area 3B - HumanitiesApproved

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
4.0
Maximum Credit Units
4.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours4.08.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
48.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
48.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
96.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
96.0

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Guest speakers

Collaborative projects

Assignments

  1. Reading
    1. Assigned readings from college level texts and other sources
    2. Suggested supplemental readings
  2. Writing
    1. Analytical writings on selected literary texts and critical materials
    2. Reflective writing through personal journal, demonstrating ability to analyze and evaluate issues discussed in class
    3. Creative writing modeled on works studied in class
    4. Other writing, including thematic essays, quizzes on readings, and reviews

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  3. Oral presentations
    1. Individual and panel presentations on major works and critical materials
    2. Panel presentations on assigned class topics
  4. Observing, viewing, and listening
    1. Attendance at cultural and literary events
    2. Films, videotapes and television programs
    3. Audio recordings, radio programs
    4. Interviews of family and community members
    5. Speakers in class
  5. Library research
    1. Bibliographies
    2. Reference materials for literary criticism
    3. Journals

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Midterm and final examination with comprehensive essay questions requiring formulation of conceptual relationships to relate information, issues and themes discussed in class materials.
  2. Analytical and interpretive paper on selected literary work, including a preliminary outline for paper. Evaluation will include demonstrated ability to synthesize information.
  3. Prepare and conduct Oral Presentations to evaluate ability to critically analyze key concepts, events and issues and demonstrate ability to synthesize information.
  4. Review of reflective and creative writing, demonstrating ability to analyze and synthesize information from observation and participation in events
  5. Conduct Library research work to evaluate ability to critically analyze key primary and secondary sources on historical events and issues and to demonstrate ability to synthesize information.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials:Ìý
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Ilan Stavans, Edna Belen Acosta, Harold Augenbraum. The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature, W.W. Norton, 2010.
Herrera Sobek, Maria, and H. M. Viramontes, eds. Chicana Creativity and Criticism: Charting New Frontiers in American Literature. University of New Mexico Press, 1996.
Limon, Graciela, The River Flows North, Arte Publico Press 2009
Augenbraum, Harold and Margarite Fernandez Olmos. The Latino Reader. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1997
Luis Alberto Urrea. The House of Broken Angels, Little, Brown and Company. 2018.

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Alba, Cutler John, Disappeared Men: Chicana/o Authenticity and the American War in Viet Nam, American Literature Volume 81 Number 3, September 2009
Aldama, Frederick Luis, Spilling the Beans in Chicanolandia: Conversations with Writers and Artists, University of Texas Press, 2006
Anaya, Rudolfo. Bless Me, Ultima. Warner Books Edition, 1994
Alonso, Juan J., Badmen, Bandits, and Folk Heroes, The Ambivalence of Mexican American Identity in Literature and Film, The University of Arizona Press 2008.
Alvarez, Luis Alberto, "The Power of the Zoot: Race, Community, and Resistance in American Youth Culture", PhD. Dissertation, University of Texas 2006
Augenbraum, Harold, and I. Stavans, eds. Growing Up Latino. Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
Beebe, Rose Marie and Robert M. Senkewicz, Testimonios: Early California Through the Eyes of Women, 1815-1848, Heyday Books, 2006
Corpi, Luha, Cactus Blood, A Gloria Damasco Mystery, Arte Publico Press, 2009
Fetta, Stephanie, The Chicano/Latino Literary Prize, An Anthology of Prize-winning Fiction, Poetry and Drama, Arte Publico Press, 2008
Hernandez, Ellie D. Postnationalism in Chicana(o) Literature and Culture, University of Texas Press 2009
Castillo, Debra, and Maria Socorro Tabuenca, Border Women: Writing from La Frontera, University of Minnesota Press 2002
Kanellos, Nicolas, Hispanic Literature of the United States: A Comprehensive Reference Greenwood Press, 2005
Dalleo, Raphael and Elena Machado Saez, The Latino/a Canon and the Emergence of Post-sixties Literature, Palgrave Macmillan 2007
Lopez, Tiffany Ana, ed. Growing Up Chicana/o. Avon Books, 1993.
Mayock, Ellen C. The Bicultural Construction of Self in Cisneros, Alvarez, and Santiago Bilingual Review/ La Revista Bilingue 23.3 1998
Priewe, Marc, Writing Transit: Refiguring National Imaginaries in Chicana/o Narratives American Studies: A monograph series, Vol. 140. Heidelberg Germany
Gonzalez, Ray, ed. Currents of the Dancing River. Contemporary Latino Fiction, Non Fiction and Poetry. Harcourt Brace, 1994.
Gutierrez, Ramon, and G. Padilla, eds. Recovering the Hispanic Literary Heritage. Arte Publico Press, 1993.
Hernandez Gutierrez, Manuel de Jesus. El colonialismo inferno en la narrative chicane: el Barrio, el Anti Barrio y el Exterior. Bilingual Press, 1994.
Kanellos, Nicolas, ed. Hispanic American Literature. Harper Collins, 1995.
Leon Portilla, Miguel. Pre Columbian Literatures of Mexico. University of Oklahoma Press, 1969.
Moraga, Cherrie, and G. Anzaldua, eds. This Bridge Called My Back. Persephone Press, 1981.
Paredes, Americo, and R. Paredes, eds. Mexican American Authors. Houghton Mifflin, 1972.
Rueda Esquibel, Catriona, With Her Machete in Her Hand: Reading Chicana Lesbians University of Teas Press, 2006
Ybarra-Frausto, Tomas and Poyo, Gerald E., eds., Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Volume VII, Arte Publico Press, 2009

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Examine the historical and aesthetic perspectives of the arts and humanities through the study of Chicano/a, Latino/a literary works
  • Assess the historical development of the Chicano/a, Latino/a literary tradition.
  • Examine the diversity in literary production by Chicano/a, Latino/a authors
  • Compare contemporary approaches to literary criticism and evaluate major trends and applications to Chicano/a, Latino/a literature
  • Analyze and compare a selection of literary works by contemporary authors
  • Analyze the formal qualities of literary texts and examine their relationship to the broader social, cultural, and political context of the times
  • Evaluate the relevance of literary works to the student's own life

CSLOs

  • Analyze and evaluate Chicano/a, Latino/a literature in the sociocultural context of Latino and American literary traditions.

Outline

  1. Examine the historical and aesthetic perspectives of the arts and humanities through the study of Chicano/a, Latino/a literary works
    1. The arts and humanities as a medium for examining human experience and artistic expression
    2. Literature and the study of writers and their works in a cultural and historical context
    3. Value systems of diverse cultures and multiple perspectives in the study of artistic and literary expression
  2. Assess the historical development of the Chicano/a, Latino/a literary tradition.
    1. A chronology of Chicano/a, Latino/a literature
    2. Recovering a literary heritage
    3. The relationship of Chicano/a literature to American, Latino, Mexican, Latin-American, Spanish, and Pre-Columbian literary traditions
    4. Defining and creating a literary canon
  3. Examine the diversity in literary production by Chicano/a, Latino/a authors
    1. Regional varieties
    2. Diversity in language use
    3. Poetry
    4. Novel
    5. Short fiction
    6. Theatre
    7. Oral tradition
    8. Essay
    9. Narratives
  4. Compare contemporary approaches to literary criticism and evaluate major trends and applications to Chicano/a, Latino/a literature
    1. Modernism and postmodernism, Marxism, feminism, new historicism, formalism, etc.
    2. Joseph Sommer's and Salazar Parr's frameworks for analysis
    3. Major current trends in Chicano/a literary criticism
      1. Formalist
      2. Socio cultural
      3. Archetypal
      4. Comparativist
      5. Thematics
      6. Stylistics
      7. Eclectic
  5. Analyze and compare a selection of literary works by contemporary authors
    1. Works written originally in English or Spanish
    2. Works from various regions
    3. Works representing various genres
    4. Works from Chicano/a and Latino/a authors
  6. Analyze the formal qualities of literary texts and examine their relationship to the broader social, cultural, and political context of the times
    1. Structure and plot, characterization, setting, symbolism, themes, etc.
    2. Author's life and works
    3. Literary movements, political and societal context
  7. Evaluate the relevance of literary works to the student's own life
    1. Folk tales and storytelling traditions from student's own background
    2. Student's creative writings as sources for literary analysis and comparisons to themes and techniques of works analyzed in class
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