CHST 126B CH -Contemporary Chicanx Literature

Institution: Scripps

Description: Beginning with the ground-breaking anthology This Bridge Called My Back (1981), this survey examines how contemporary Chicana/o literature focuses on questions of identity, specifically gender and sexuality. Theoretical readings in feminism and gay studies will inform our interpretation of texts by Anzaldua, Castillo, Cisneros, Cuadros, Gaspar de Alba, Islas, Moraga, and Viramontes, among others. Cross listed as ENGL167B CH.