English 217LX - Topics in English: 'Latinx Literature in the U.S. and Beyond'

This course offers an introduction to 20th- and 21st-century Latinx literature and cultural production ranging from poetry, plays, fiction, and nonfiction to film, murals, installations, and performance art. While centering US Latinx writers and their historical contexts, we will also consider visual media and the work of authors from Brazil, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic who illuminate and challenge the idea of "latinidad." Topics to be explored include U.S. imperialism, migration, revolutionary social movements, gender and queer sexualities, religion and spirituality, racial and class formations, and aesthetic traditions such as rasquachismo and ritual performance. Authors and artists may include Gloria Anzaldúa, Pedro Pietri, Adão Ventura, the Young Lords, Ana Mendieta, Third World Gay Revolution, and Virginia Grise.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors