Latin American Icons

Catalog description

This upper level interdisciplinary course examines Contemporary Latin American/Latino Women Icons. Considering canonical and non-canonical discourses we will explore performative subjects, gender, and the politics of representation. Life-writing, gender and sexualities, media and cultural studies readings will inform our understanding of celebrity and iconic representations. Satisfies the Foreign Language requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Spanish 260 and 270 or the equivalents. (Spring)