SPA 109-1 - Topic: The Galaxy Next Door: The Global South in Literature and Film (FYS) (1)

This class will explore the concept of the “Global South” through literature, film, and political and economic analysis. After the Cold War, scholars began referring to a distinction between the Global North and the Global South in order to replace the outdated categories of First, Second, and Third World countries. While being an improvement upon the previous categories, this division tends to overlook the existence of vast pockets of underdevelopment in the North (the US and Europe), as well as concentrations of wealth in the South in our current era of globalization. We will focus our discussions mainly on connections between the US and Latin America while concentrating on the intersections of immigration, poverty, and constructions of race and gender. Some of the authors we will read are William Faulkner, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Junot Diaz, Jamaica Kincaid, and Juan Rulfo. Students will be expected to enroll in an online learning community and will receive ¼ additional adjunct course credit for their participation during the fall semester. MOSIER
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