This course covers Latin American literature and culture of the 20th and 21st centuries across a variety of mediums, including film, music, telenovelas, pop culture, social media, news and current events, as well as comics and graphic novels, short stories, poetry, and novels, among others. The course will be structured around the following themes: Indigenous and Afro-Latinx communities; the Latin American Boom and Post-Boom; Latin American dictatorships and U.S.-Latin American relations; and Immigration and the U.S. Latinx experience. We will pay particular attention to the history of European colonialism and its legacies; U.S. socioeconomic imperialism; and the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and citizenship. Spring semester.
Core Curriculum Designation: BB
Grade Basis: Letter Grade
Credits: 4.0
