ENGL 346(S) Women of Color in the U.S.: Public and Private Cultures (Same as American Studies 346 and Women's and Gender Studies 346)*
This course will explore cultural production and consumption by "women of color" in the U.S., with a focus on the way various groups have negotiated the presumed gap between private experience and public or political form. Historical, social, and cultural connections and disjunctions between African-American, Arab-American, Asian-American, Native-American, Latina, and other women will be examined, especially in the context of feminism and cultural nationalism; and we will explore the varied ways in which family, labor, and leisure practices can place women of color in social positions which themselves blur the distinction between private and public culture. Requirements: active participation, several short assignments, and a longer final paper. Prerequisite: American Studies 201, a 100-level English course, except 150 (formerly 103), or Women's and Gender Studies 101. Enrollment limited to 25. (Criticism)