Romero, Channette
TR 11:10 AM
Park Hall 0250
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, policies, social movements and categories of race, class, gender, and sexuality. In the first half of class, we will discuss the way women of color’s writing attempts to address/redress history and its effects on national and personal identity. In the second half of class, we will examine one of the emerging trends in literature by women of color—exploring how history can be reframed and reconsidered through science fiction, especially futurist narratives. 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. Possible authors include LeAnne Howe, Gloria Anzaldua, Claudia Rankine, Octavia Butler, Alyssa Wong, Cherie Dimaline, and others.