US Latinx/e Literature
Study of US Latinx/e literature by writers of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, and Central American descent, examining race, migration, and identity. Taught in Spanish.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.68 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.67 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.74 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Achieve an understanding of how the past affected present day circumstances to Latinx people regarding race and racial inequalities and patterns of oppression in the U.S.
Develop critical thinking skills to recognize and question cultural assumptions, situations of privilege, and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity.
Demonstrate self-awareness about their own racial and ethnic identities and empathy towards the perspectives and histories of others
Apply key cultural concepts to a diverse array of literary texts in relation to lives outside the classroom
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Prerequisites
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.68 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.67 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.74 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).
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Topics
- Race, internal colonialism, migration, generational conflicts, assimilation vs. cultural preservation, gender roles, and transnational situations.
- Linguistic and formal singularity, bilingualism (Spanish/English), feminist and queer writing, and visions of the US past, present, and future.
- Intersectionality of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and literary forms.
Skills
- Critical thinking regarding cultural assumptions, privilege, and knowledge claims related to race and ethnicity.
- Application of diverse theories and methods for reading literary texts.
- Applying cultural concepts to literary texts in relation to lives outside the classroom.
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