ENGL 2400 - [Introduction to Latino/a Literature]

(crosslisted) AMST 2401, LSP 2400
(LA-AS)

Fall or Spring. Next Offered: 2020-2021. 4 credits. Student option grading.

E. Diaz.

From the radical manifestos of revolutionaries to the satirical plays of union organizers, from new, experimental novels to poetry, visual art, and music, this course examines Latino/a literature published in the United States beginning in the early nineteenth century and continuing to the present. We will pay particular attention to the historical, theoretical, and literary context for this literature. We will study memoir, poetry, essays, and cultural production. Authors include José Martí, Luisa Capetillo, Israel ‘Cachao’ López, Josefina López, Cherríe Moraga, Esmerelda Santiago, Gloria Anzaldúa, José Montoya, Carmen Tafolla, and Pedro Pietri.