Encountering Latin America and the Caribbean
Prerequisite: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program.
This course introduces students to the literature of selected nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will study the multiple ways in which indigenous cultures, colonization, slavery, race relations, independence and revolutionary movements, economic dependency and political instability are reflected in the region's fiction and drama.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts.
This course introduces students to the literature of selected nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will study the multiple ways in which indigenous cultures, colonization, slavery, race relations, independence and revolutionary movements, economic dependency and political instability are reflected in the region's fiction and drama.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts.