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GND 305 - Women of Color Writers

3 credits
Offered alternate years in Fall
In this course we will look at the intersections of gender, race, and sexuality in the fiction and non-fiction work of women writers of color, mostly U.S. and mostly 20th century, but not exclusively. Among the topics/questions we’ll explore: creating and reclaiming self/identity, family and community, racialization and the state, forgotten/remembered histories, sexuality, queer of color critique/theory, violence in borderlands, intimacy, and motherhood. Possible writers include Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde, and Leslie Marmon Silko.

Core Curriculum Attribute(s): Language, Arts, and Humanities  
Course Applies to: Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Minor Critical Race and Ethnic Studies B.A.