SPA 109 - Latin Americans & US Latinos Lit & Film (FYS) (1)

Latin America has long been intricately entwined with the United States, yet to many in the US, Latin America is an unknown entity. In this course we will expand our awareness and explore major trends in recent Latin American and US Latino literature, film, and culture. Through our readings and films, we will examine major questions and concerns recently grappled with by Latin American artists and intellectuals. We will concentrate on historic tensions with the US in addition to the intersections of immigration, poverty, and constructions of race and gender. Some of the authors we read will include Junot Diaz, Gabriel García Márquez, and Yuri Herrera.
(First Year Seminar (FYS))