Romero, Channette
TR 9:35 AM
Park Hall 0145
ENGL 3300: Women Writers of Color
This class explores contemporary African American, American Indian, Latina, and Asian American women’s writing. We will pay particular attention to the way women of color’s lives and literature are shaped by historical and cultural forces, such as laws, political movements, immigration policies, and categories of race, class, gender, and sexuality. We will discuss the way women of color’s writing attempts to address/redress the traumas of colonial history and their effects on national and personal identity. Finally, we will examine one of the emerging trends in literature by women of color—exploring how historic traumas can be reframed and reconsidered through science fiction, especially sci fi narratives set in the future. Throughout the course we’ll discuss how women of color experiment with traditional notions of language, narrative voice, structure, temporality, and genre to better represent their experiences.
REQUIRED TEXTS
Rishi Reddi, Karma and Other Stories (ISBN: 9780060898823)
LeAnne Howe, Shell Shaker (ISBN: 9781879960619)
Sandra Cisneros, House on Mango Street (ISBN: 0679734775)
Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower (ISBN: 0446675504)
Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves (ISBN: 9781770864863)
N. K. Jemisin, “Emergency Skin” (avail. on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Emergency-Skin-Forward-collection-Jemisin-ebook/dp/B07VFMFPP4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=emergency+skin+jemisin&qid=1595264937&sr=8-1)