Studies in U.S. Latinx Literature

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This writing-intensive course provides an in-depth look at the origins and development of the U.S. Latinx literary tradition in the 19th century to the present day. Students will read a variety of genres, including autobiographies, poems, novels, and essays, as well as relevant scholarship and literary theory. Topic will vary by instructor and may include: magical realism, the Chicano Movement, or AfroLatinidad. Course work will include discussion and research of relevant cultural and historical matters, frequent written analyses of course texts and contexts, sustained analytic essays, and student-led discussion and/or class presentations.