Topics in Latina/o/x Literature
Course #: ENGL 349
Description:
While Latinxs are people of Latin American descent who live in the United States, the term encapsulates a broad range of racial, cultural, and political backgrounds. Latinxs have played a central role in the United States since its inception. Both colonized subjects and representatives from the other (Latin) America, Latinxs have deeply influenced the history, politics, and culture of the United States. This course examines a number of themes that emerge in Latinx Literature such as revolution, dictatorships, violence, immigration, and futurity. To gain purchase on these ideas, several critical essays are also paired with the texts to ensure both a theoretical and historical grounding in Latinx literature. A few questions this course asks are: what is the Latinx literature? What is its relationship to Latin America? How do Latinx authors deploy genre? How do these genres subsequently engage with history?
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: ENGL 200 or ENGL 201 or ENGL 202 or ENGL 223