ENGL 205 - Latino /a Literature and Film

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University of Richmond

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Description:

Representative films and literary works created by U.S. writers and filmmakers from a variety of Latin American backgrounds. Explores questions of acculturation, identity, frontiers/borders, and mobility that have been the particular focus of these artists. Prerequisite(s): English 103 with a grade of C or better or exemption. General Education Requirement: (FSLT) Unit(s): 1 Additional Information: In the last 25 years there has been an efflorescence of literature and film by and about immigrants to the U.S. from Latin America. Latinos and Latinas have produced a rich body of novels, short stories, poems, plays, films, and other forms of narratives about their experiences in the U.S., their culture, the process and challenges of relocating to the U.S., and the questions of identity, culture, and politics that have shaped their lives. This course explores some of the varied representations by and about Latino/as in the U.S. As a general-education course it also uses these texts to think about literary analysis and the strategies employed by writers and filmmakers to tell these stories.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.richmond.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 289-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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