SPAN 245 - Ethnic Passions

Institution:

Wellesley College

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Vega NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. A close reading and viewing of selected written and performance texts by Latina/o artists, with particular fo-cus on the intersection of categories of race/ethnicity and sexuality. Selected artists-all writing or performing in the last two decades (Francisco S. Alarcón, Luis Alfaro, Gloria Anzaldúa, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Juan Leguizamo, Cherríe Moraga, Ela Troyano and others)-will be examined in light of their role within (or rejection by) the Latino literary ?canon.? Topics for analysis include: contemporary debates regarding the nature and construction of Latino identity; the relationship between ethnic and sexual categories; and Latino nuances within essentialist/social constructionist debates regarding gender, sexual and ethnic identi ties. Prerequisite: 241 or 242 or permission of instructor Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: N/O Unit:

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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