Course Catalog - 2023-2024

     

ENGL 150 - HOUSTON - OUT ON THE TOWN

Long Title: HOUSTON - OUT ON THE TOWN
Department: English
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Analyzing Diversity: Yes
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Explore Houston’s multi-ethnic literary and art scenes and its diverse audiences, reading practices, and creativity. Along with analyses of art and the social infrastructures that support it, we study Houston-based literature and neighborhoods. Field trips to literary readings, Latinx murals, a Tex-Mex restaurant, and Hermann Park monuments, enhance place-based literacies.