ENGL 237 - The Literature of American Cultures

    Recent Professors
    Patricia France
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Eligibility for college-level composition, ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/ ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100 or equivalent.
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    (Prerequisite: Eligibility for college-level composition, ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/ ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100 or equivalent.) Students explore the richness and diversity of American culture by studying the literature of several social and ethnic groups, including works by African-American, Native American, Jewish American, Chicanx/Latinx, and Asian American writers. Through close readings of representative texts, the course focuses on themes of identity and community in the context of 20th- and 21st-century cultural history. (CSU/UC) AA/AS COM GE Area 3, Cal-GETC Area 3B (formerly AA/AS Areas C and G, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B)
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 9:25am–11:00am