Latino Culture and Literature in the U.S.

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An exploration of the Latino cultural legacy and its contemporary influence in the United States. The study of the development of Latino communities, history and patterns on immigration, and similarities and differences among these communities. This course will also focus on sociological, economic, political and anthropological factors such as transculturation, assimilation, linguistic similarities, problems of identity and discrimination. It will also examine various psychological factors of the Latino cultures throughout the U.S. through the different ways of expression such as art and literature, taking into account the elements that distinguish these from those of their countries of origin and North America. The course will normally be conducted in Spanish. Readings my be in Spanish and English.