Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course examines literary works of authors from underrepresented groups including African American, Asian American, Latinx American, and Native American. Selected contributions will be studied from novels, plays, short stories, nonfiction, and poetry to explore the influences that shape the literatures of the United States. Through reading, analysis, and discussion, the course will connect these literatures to historical, social, cultural, economic, and aesthetic contexts and examine issues central to underrepresented peoples, such as cultural identity, language, and self-determination. The distinguishing elements of different literary genres and methods used to analyze literature of any genre will also be covered. 