Introduction to Latinx Literatures - Detailseite

This course is dedicated to the writings of Latinx authors in the United States; we use Latinx as an inclusive, non-gendered, umbrella term to refer to groups and communities that are claim Latin American descent. These groups and communities are shaped by histories, distinctions and similarities that we will not be able to do justice to in one introductory class. We will therefore put one focus on literature created by Mexican American and Dominican writers in the 20^th and 21^st century, but also include writings by other groups. We will cover a variety of genres (for example fiction, autoethnographic writing and poetry) that address diaspora, colonialism and migration as experienced by different subjectivities. Please note that this will be a reading-intensive class, you will be asked to read two novels, among other texts that will be made available on Moodle: Julia Alvarez’ How the García Girls Lost their Accents (1991) and Richard Rodriguez’ Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez (1982).