Contemporary Latina/o Dramatic Literature ((3))

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This course examines Latina/o theatre and performance in the United States from the 1960s to the present. Students will read plays from the emerging Latina/o canon while integrating supplementary texts including reviews, critical analyses, essays, and theoretical studies examining plays, playwrights, and performances. Plays will be analyzed and discussed as a means of expanding students' knowledge and understanding of contemporary American theatre and how and why Latina/o voices add to the diversity of American theatre.