LIT-217 Introduction to U.S. Latinx Literatures
Examines cultural production of representative U.S. Latinx writers primarily from the civil rights movement to present. The course explores Latinx writers’ engagement with language, political status, race, gender, nationality, and generational markers to reveal both the fluidity and instability of the Latinx imaginary. Readings include autobiographical and biographical works, bildungsroman, memoir, historical novel and vignettes in an exploration of the self and one’s relation to collective identity.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
HSPST-217
Offered
Spring
Notes
Taught in English. Not open to seniors.