Course Description
An exploration of how the interests of race, class, and gender are presented in Hispanic literatures. Given in Spanish.
Athena Title
RACE CLASS GENDER
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The aim of the seminar is to help students acquire an in-depth historical and cultural appreciation of a literary topic. The seminar will be organized so as to allow discussion of a particular cultural, literary and/or historical issue.
Topical Outline
The ever-expanding definition of nationality will be studied through literary texts that focus on women's experiences, the varied ethnic experiences such as Afro-Latin American, Indian and Gypsy, the questions of multiple identities from a Jewish perspective, the creation of gay cultural spaces, and the reclaiming and re-writing of heritage among Latina/o writers in the United States.
Syllabus