0504-479 - Latino Experience in Literature

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Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

This course presents an overview of the Latino experience in the United States examining representative works of Hispanic writers. Major Latino groups will be studied (Cuban, Chicano and Mexican Americans, Dominican Americans and Puerto Ricans living in the US). The emphasis is on the interplay between each of these groups, the main society and their place of origin. Special attention will be given to the issues of migration and assimilation. Part of the Latino/Latina/Latin American and Spanish language/culture concentrations; the literary and cultural studies concentration and minor; and may also be taken as an elective. Part of the international studies Latin American track. (0502-227 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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