Reading and composition in connection with the study of dramatic literature. R1A satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement, and R1B satisfies the second half.

This course fulfills the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement, and its objective is to assist you develop critical, reading, analytical, and compositional skills in/outside the university. This course explores how performance practices and performance discourse intersect with immigration discourse in local, national, and international spheres. We consider how immigration discourses are staged by various subjects and institutions, and examine the visual, linguistic, and performative representations used. In particular, we analyze and write about performances that deal with issues about being undocumented. We will assess how writing about performance provides others frames for understanding the undocumented experience. We give attention to our writing in this course since we will be developing specialized skills and a language to talk about performance. Throughout the course, we will discuss the intersections of race, gender, and class within immigration. We will deal with literary and visual materials representing violence, death, and sex.

See Registrar's final exam schedule to be sure you have no conflicts.

Requisites

• UC Entry Level Writing Requirement or UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam. R1A or its equivalent is prerequisite to R1B.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills