ENGL 37 - Latino/a Literature

Institution:

Drew University

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Description:

This course will reconsider such issues as critical race theory and identity construction, gender and sexuality, hybridity, American canon formation, and nation-building in light of the contemporary Latino Boom (in music, film, art, television, and literature). The course considers thematic and figurative background to the literature such as la Malinche, Aztlan, Quetzalcoatl, Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, la Llorona, la Virgen de Guadalupe, Nepantla, and Braceros. Authors studied may include Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Cherrie Moraga, Gloria Anzaldua, Rudolfo Anaya, Rolando Hinojosa, Luis Valdez, Cristina Garcia, Junot Diaz, and Julia Alvarez. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Offered in alternate fall semesters.

Credits:

2.00 - 4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.drew.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 408-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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