ENLT 251 - (CL,D,W) Borderlands Writing

3 cr.

An introduction to Latino/a literature of the U.S. southwest and southeast.  Each location represents a type of border culture, U.S./Mexican in the southwest and U.S./Cuban in the southeast.  Discussions and assignments will explore the cultural role of women, nation-states and nationalism, violence, healing practices, spirituality and sexual identity.