This course features a diverse range of powerful anchor texts. Key literary works include:

  • Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

  • Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

  • The Central Park Five by Sarah Burns

  • In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

  • The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

These are supplemented by thematically-aligned short stories, articles, poems, and digital media, providing scholars with a rich array of historical and contemporary perspectives to sharpen their critical lens.

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