Instr: Cardenas, Brenda
Office: CRT 589; 229-6993
e-mail: cardenab@uwm.edu
Office hours: TBA
Course Information: ONLINE
In this on-line course, we will analyze the key themes, styles, and trends of Chicano/Mexican American literature in the contexts of Chicana/o social and cultural history. We will explore folk ballads, myths and legends, as well as contemporary works of fiction, poetry, drama, and creative non-fiction by authors such as Helena María Viramontes, Luís Alberto Urrea, Gloria Anzaldúa, Cherrie Moraga, Tomás Rivera, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Pat Mora, Rudolfo "Corky" González, Ruben Salazar, José Antonio Burciaga, José Montoya, Juan Felipe Herrera, Demetria Martínez, Luís Valdez, Sandra Cisneros, Cordelia Candelaria, Paul Pompa Martínez, and others. We will also apply the ideas of literary and cultural critics to the primary texts. Course requirements will include weekly quizzes and discussion board posts, a critical research essay, a final essay exam, and an electronic (on-line) presentation.
