Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025Class SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or ESLW 340 with a grade of "C" or better, or placement through the assessment process. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course surveys representative works in American literature from approximately 1492-1865. Readings and discussion will highlight the multicultural, diverse and sometimes contradictory narratives and impulses of early American literature and society. This course examines colonial American literature as a tradition that not only reflects a rapidly changing world, but also as a tradition which actively shaped a colonial era defined by political revolution, expanding commerce, slavery, settler colonialism and the rise of print culture. This course requires critical reading and written analysis of a diverse selection of literary genres.Usually HeldMon Wed 9:00am–10:20am, Tue Thu 10:30am–11:50am, Tue Thu 9:00am–10:20am 