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ENGL 349 - Topics in Latina/o/x Literature

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once

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?

Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Humanities

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ENGL 200  or ENGL 201  or ENGL 202  or ENGL 223  

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