SPN 317Readngs in US Latinx Lit/Cult

Grinnell College · 4 credits · UGRD

Catalog

This course offers an introduction to Latinx literature in the United States through discussions of four novels, representing distinct moments in Latinx fiction: 1) the 19th-century Californian experience, 2) the Chicano experience, 3) the Cuban-American diaspora, and 4) the contemporary Dominican diaspora. Texts are in English (with some Spanish) while discussions and written work will be in Spanish. Students cannot take this course after taking a seminar course in literature. (SPN 377, 379, 383, 385, 386 or 395 on literature). Prerequisite: Spanish 285. PETRUS.

Recent sections

Fall 2026 · 1 section

Aug 27 – Dec 18

Section	Days & time	Location	Instructor
01Class #98664-SPN-317-01	Tuesday, Thursday 2:40 PM - 4:00 PM Humanities and Social Studies A1241 (Seminar)	Humanities and Social Studies A1241	John Petrus