ENG-163 Latinx Literature Today
This course offers an opportunity to read and discuss a sampling of contemporary Latinx literature, that is, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and comics by writers of Latin American origin who may or may not categorize themselves under the gender neutral/nonbinary term Latinx, a variation of Latino or Latina (the history and use of this term will be part of course discussion and readings). Students will learn how to engage with this work and some of the current issues affecting the Latinx community through informal, formal, and creative assignments. Focus will be placed on using the tools of literary analysis to bear on the intersections of the creative, aesthetic, personal, political, and marginalized spaces that inform Latinx literature. Along with supplementary readings, clips, and discussions about the texts and related issues, students will consider, reflect upon, and conduct inquiry into the narratives and social conversations they feel are part of their own personal journeys.