ENGL 560 (R01) - Introduction to Latinx Literature and Culture

Intro to Latinx Lit & Culture

Durham Liberal Arts::English
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 30 
Term:  Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
CRN:  56687
Grade Mode:  Letter Grading
This course introduces students to the field of Latinx literature and culture in order to develop the ability to speak and think critically about race relations in the USA. Course readings will be drawn from texts produced primarily in English by individuals of Latin American descent. Readings may include immigration and borderlands discourse, art, music, television and film, histories of Latinx subjects in America, and the intersectionality of race with gender, sexual orientation, economic class and religion.
Attributes:  Writing Intensive Course, Inquiry (Discovery), Humanities(Disc)
Instructors:  Charli Valdez

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 MWF 10:10am - 11:00am HS 105

Additional Course Details:

 

  • This course satisfies the Race, Gender & Postcolonial Studies requirement for English Majors.  
  • This course satisfies the Race & Racial Theories requirement for English Literature, English: TBD, English/Journalism, English/Law 3+3, English Teaching Majors.  
  • In Spring 2025 this course may be taken for WGS Major or Minor credit.