US Latinx/a Literature

Catalog description

A survey of Latinx literature from the Mexican American War of 1848 and the Spanish American War of 1898 to the present. Students will study literary works of fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and memoirs in relation to their historical, linguistic, political, regional, gendered, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, literary movements, and media forms. Topics and themes may include the literary performance of identity and culture, immigration, struggle and protest, and artistic activism.