ENG131
BORDER CROSSINGS
Also listed under 3 other titles
- Border Crossings: Narratives of Travel, Exile, and Immigration
- LATINO/A BORDERLANDS
- ENGLISH FICTION I
- Department
- English
- Terms offered
- 12
- Data refreshed
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
The course examines contemporary narratives of travel, exile, and immigration from around the world. Close readings of texts will ground our interrogation of borderlands, diaspora, exile, code-switching, identity, race, class and gender. The course will be run as a seminar with student presentations, group work, and research projects as key components. For English majors, this course satisfies the C-2 requirement.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2014–2024
1995 2024
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 6% per year. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 14% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 16% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM ASEC303 2024-12021
- Wed, 1:30 PM–2:20 PM BP326 2024-2
- Mon, Fri, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM JC106 2022-1
- Wed, 3:00 PM–3:50 PM JC118 2022-2
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM JC106 2010
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM JC204 20092006
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC217 2008
- Tue, Fri, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC217 2007
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Lucilia Valerio | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 23091 |
| Fall 2022 | Lucilia Valerio | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 17 enrolled | 21241 |
| Fall 2021 | Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez (They/Them) | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 20 enrolled | 28426 |
| Fall 2017 | Lucilia Valerio | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 16 enrolled | 26054 |
| Fall 2010 | Lucilia Valerio | First Year Seminar | 1 | 18 of 17 enrolled | 27146 |
| Fall 2009 | Lucilia Valerio | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 24043 |
| Fall 2008 | Lucilia Valerio | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 16 enrolled | 24043 |
| Fall 2007 | Lucilia Valerio | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 24043 |
| Fall 2006 | Lucilia Valerio | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 16 enrolled | 24043 |
| Fall 1999 | Lucilia Valerio | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 30 enrolled | 24000 |
| Fall 1997 | Ellen H. Wittmann | Lecture | 1 | 28 of 30 enrolled | 22193 |
| Fall 1995 | David F. Venturo | Lecture | 1 | 25 of 30 enrolled | 20144 |