ENG165
AMERICAN ETHNIC WRITERS
- Department
- English
- Terms offered
- 9
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course surveys literature written by African American, Asian American, Native American, and Latinx American writers in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We will read from a range of genres, including novels, short stories, poetry, memoir, and graphic storytelling. In the course, we will discuss works that speak to confronting and navigating the following themes: war, racism, migration, alienation, sexuality, community, and resistance. For English majors, this course satisfies the B-2 requirement.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2014–2024
2011 2024
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 30% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 8 fall terms since 2019. Department course count falling about 6% per year. | 2030 Spring: 14% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 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: 27% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 8 fall terms since 2019. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 14% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 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: 27% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 8 fall terms since 2019. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 14% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 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: 29% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 8 fall terms since 2019. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 16% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 13% chance, high confidence. Offered in 2 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 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 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 | 1 section | 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, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM TC111 2011
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Lucilia Valerio | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 25 enrolled | 21179 |
| Fall 2023 | Jeff Noh | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 30 enrolled | 21179 |
| Fall 2022 | Jeff Noh | Lecture | 1 | 26 of 30 enrolled | 21179 |
| Fall 2021 | Nicolyn V. Woodcock | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 30 enrolled | 28356 |
| Spring 2021 | Nicolyn V. Woodcock | Online | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 38504 |
| Fall 2019 | Claire Gullander-Drolet | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 30 enrolled | 27363 |
| Spring 2018 | Khury J. Petersen-Smith | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 30 enrolled | 36460 |
| Spring 2014 | Genie N. Giaimo | Lecture | 1 | 22 of 30 enrolled | 33089 |
| Spring 2011 | Betsy Huang | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 20 enrolled | 38619 |