2026-2027_College Catalog 
    
    Nov 04, 2026  
2026-2027_College Catalog

ENG 229 - Indigenous American Literature


Credits: 3
Lecture: 3 Lecture.
Critical reading and analysis of Indigenous American literature-including, but not limited to, oral stories, creative nonfiction, critical essays, fiction, and poetry-addressing common Indigenous American themes and historical and cultural concerns.

Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
1. define literary terms and techniques commonly employed in Indigenous
American literature.
2. describe the influence of historical and cultural contexts in Indigenous
American literature.
3. interpret Indigenous American literature, explaining relationships between
form and technique.
4. develop skills in analyzing and synthesizing contemporary concerns and
trends in Indigenous American literature to support a thesis

Pre/Corequisite(s): Pre- or Co-requisite:  ENG 102. 
Special Requirement(s): Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry, Ethnic, Race, and Gender Awareness, Historical Awareness