U.S. Latino/a Literature
Prerequisites: UCWR 110 plus one 200-level ENGL course.
Students will study literature by U.S. Latino and Latina writers (esp. Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Dominican American, and Cuban American). Readings will highlight the variety of aesthetic styles and cultural points of view that characterize this rapidly growing field. Issues like language (bilingualism, translation, and code-switching), immigration, nationalism, transnationalism, and citizenship will be especially important.
Outcomes: Students will develop analytical tools, culturally-specific terms, and critical questions to help them to interpret and to write about Latino/a literature.
Students will study literature by U.S. Latino and Latina writers (esp. Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Dominican American, and Cuban American). Readings will highlight the variety of aesthetic styles and cultural points of view that characterize this rapidly growing field. Issues like language (bilingualism, translation, and code-switching), immigration, nationalism, transnationalism, and citizenship will be especially important.
Outcomes: Students will develop analytical tools, culturally-specific terms, and critical questions to help them to interpret and to write about Latino/a literature.