U.S. Latinx Literature

Catalog description

Offers a representative overview of U.S. Latino/a/x literature (including Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and Central American works) from colonial times to the present. A socio-historical framework is outlined first in order to establish a larger context from which this literature can be approached. Through the analysis of works from different genres, the student is exposed to the main themes, techniques, styles, etc. of some of the most influential Latino/a/x authors, including writers from the Central Valley. Covers the following topics (among others): literary history (including issues of canonicity and reception), bilingualism and literature (including both stylistic and sociolinguistic approaches), ethnicity and race, gender parameters, class and regional variations, migration and diaspora, literature and folklore, and the journalistic tradition. Taught in Spanish.