Course: CHS 480/F. Chicana/o and Indigenous Children’s Literature in Communities and Fieldwork (2/1)
Corequisite: CHS 480F. Preparatory: Completion of a lower division literature course. Critical analysis of themes and meanings of U.S. based Chicana/o/Latina/o/Indigenous diasporic children’s literature using contemporary literary and cultural theory tools. Students explore and practice the use of U.S. based Chicana/o/Latina/o/Indigenous diasporic children’s literature in school communities to promote critical literacy, cultural awareness, and humanization among children and families. Course requires 20 hours of fieldwork in Chicana/o/Latina/o/Indigenous communities. Available for graduate credit. Meets the Ethnic Studies requirement. (E.S.)
GE: E.S. - Ethnic Studies