This course teaches students about concepts of race, gender, and ethnicity in literature. It will explore the representations of women, people of color, and/or LGBTQ people and also include a substantial number of works written by authors form those communities. Topics will vary, and course can be repeated for credit with new themes. Themes may include: “African American Literature Survey,” “How to be a Girl,” or “MLK to Obama: African-American Political Literature.” The course will include regular reading, short weekly writing assignments, and two major essays to meet requirements for a lower-division W course.