SPN 352 - Imagining Latinx Identities

Course Units: 1.0

(TBD: Staff) This course is an introduction to contemporary US Latinx literature with a focus on Cuban-Americans, Dominican-Americans, Mexican-Americans/ Chicanxs, and Puerto Ricans. We will study representative works of various genres (narrative, drama, poetry, and film) within their cultural context. Our exploration of US Latinx production seeks to reflect on the plurality and diversity of (self-) representation and the various ways in which Latinx authors and artists imagine and construct their identities and communities in the United States. In addition to acquainting students with significant works of US Latinx literature, the course seeks to strengthen reading ability and sharpening writing and critical skills. Class discussions and writing assignments are in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL