Latinx Literature

Catalog description

This course will focus on non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and dramatic literature by people who draw on the traditions of Spanish-, French-, and Portuguese-language cultures of the Americas, including people with origins in the Caribbean and North, Central, and South America. Readings may explore topics such as the role of “Manifest Destiny” in the production of Latino/a/x literature, modernity, the rise of Latino/a/x consciousness in the 1960s, race, gender, indigeneity, language choice, and the relationship between literary form and politics. No knowledge of a language other than English is required.