CRES 179A: CriticalFilipinxPoetic
University of California, Santa Cruz
Writing workshop exploring the aesthetic and critical engagements of Filipina/o/x poets. Students analyze authors’ prosody and craft, and explore thematization of migration, family, violence, culture, history, and agency. How do Filipinx poets address racialization, gendering, sexuality, class, and citizenship? What are their commitments to place, the divine, multilingualism, and the natural world? Students also write and workshop poems. Assignments: portfolio of three poems, in-class writing exercises, revised poem drafts, peer review comments, and performance of poems in class and at one public reading.
Average GPA: 3.95
Grade distribution records: 30 students across 1 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 9 | 30.0% |
| A | 16 | 53.3% |
| A- | 1 | 3.3% |
| B | 1 | 3.3% |
| P | 2 | 6.7% |
| W | 1 | 3.3% |
Based on 30 student grade records across 1 term and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Melisa Casumbal 30 students, Average GPA 3.95