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In this course, we will be reading literature by Chicano/a, Puerto Rican American and Dominican American authors and exploring such issues as the connection between history and the mythic. We will begin by examining how U.S. expansionism and colonialism has affected Latino literary production. As a result of expansionist policies of the United States in 1848 and 1898, respectively, part or all of Mexican and Puerto Rican national territory was confiscated and due to the 1965 U.S. invasion of Dominican Republic, Dominican migration to the U.S. increased dramatically. How have Latino and Latina authors documented this experience in their writings by infusing history with the mythic through such entities as the Puerto Rican American "Borinquen" and the Chicano/a "Aztlan"? How do Latinos and Latinas' experiences of assimilation, marginalization, and imprisonment both inhibit and strengthen a literary Latinidad?
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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