Introduction to Latino Literatures and Cultures
ENGL 279
Fall 2006
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 278, LAST 279 |
This course examines the canonical literary texts produced by and about Latino groups in the United States. Through close readings, we will trace the historically changing ways in which, from the 19th century onward, various Latino communities have imagined their identities both within and across the national borders of the United States and Latin America. We will pay special attention to the roles that colonialism, political and economic displacement, immigration, assimilation, and nationalism have played in the shaping of contemporary discourses of identity. The course will consider a variety of genres - from novels to poetry to film - in order to investigate both the commonalities and the historical differences between these ethnic groups. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(ENGL)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Texts:
Américo Paredes, WITH HIS PISTOL IN HIS HAND (1958)
José Antonio Villarreal, POCHO (1959)
Piri Thomas, DOWN THESE MEAN STREETS (1967)
Tomás Rivera, ...Y NO SE LO TRAGO LA TIERRA/...AND THE EARTH DID NOT DEVOUR HIM (1971)
Tato Laviera, AMERICAN (1987)
Cristina García, DREAMING IN CUBAN (1992)
Junot Diaz, DROWN (1997)
Abraham Rodriguez, THE BOY WITHOUT A FLAG (1999)
Films:
"The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez" (1982), dir. Robert Young
"Salf of the Earth" (1954), dir. Herbert Biberman
"El Norte" (1983), dir. Gregory Nava
"Brincando el charco: Portrait of a Puerto Rican" (1994), dir. Frances Negrón-Muntaner
"Maria Full of Grace" (2004), dir. Joshua Marston
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Examinations and Assignments:
One short paper (6-7 pp.) and one longer final paper (10-13 pp.); class presentation. |
| Instructor(s): González,Bill Johnson Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: BTFDA413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 15 | | |
| Seats Available: -4 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 6 | FR: 3 |
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