Gebelein 11-12:15 Tues-Thurs
ENGL 3607/ LLAS 3233 STUDIES IN LATINA/O LITERATURE: HYBRIDITY, SEXUALITY AND TRANSNATIONAL IDENTITY AMONG LATINX YOUTH
This course is a collaboration between faculty in El Instituto and students in the Latinx Book Club. All are welcome to join in a conversation about contemporary identity among Latinx youth; we will consider its joys and its complications in a variety of formats, including novels, memoirs, poetry and spoken word.
This course will be discussion-driven and both students and invited faculty will have the opportunity to direct conversations about writing that they find meaningful, as well as learn about literary theory together as it relates to readings chosen.
We will read writers such as Diane Guerrero, Raquel Cepeda, Junot Diaz, Daniel Alarcon, Salvador Plascencia, Rigoberto Gonzalez and Gabby Rivera, among others.
Different faculty in Latino Studies will be invited to participate in a “book club” environment and share how they relate course themes to their own personal constructions of Latinidad. Some of the themes we will explore include the increasing hybrid identity of today’s Latinx youth, who are often bicultural, bilingual and binational; transnational loyalties and the impact of immigration on families and identity; and intersections of queer and Latinx identity.
Coursework includes papers, leading class discussion, and a final exam.
For more information, contact: Anne Gebelein at anne.gebelein@uconn.edu