SPN 420 US Latinx Literature in Spanish

3 Credit(s) DI V DPDS

This course is designed to introduce students to the diversity and richness of the 20th century Latin cultures in the United States and to familiarize them with Latinx Literature. Class discussions and writing assignments will focus in textual interpretation and
historical/cultural aspects of Latinx minority group dealing with power dynamics that include ethnicity and gender issues. It will also consider the use of poetry as advocacy. This course will be conducted entirely in Spanish. Three lecture hours per week.

Pre-requisite: SPN350 or SPN351 or SPN353 or SPN354 or proficiency in Spanish above the intermediate level with permission of the Department’s Chairperson.