Goucher College 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Goucher College 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

LIT 236 - Latina Literature across Borders (2 Cr.)

(cross-listed as LAM 236) (GCR RPP)
This course will examine Latina literature, especially short stories and poems, written in English in the United States, Mexico, and the Carribean. We will focus on the themes of Latina identity, the interplay of Spanish and English in texts, and the function of Latinx legends and history. Some of the authors we’ll study are Pat Mora, Sandra Cisneros, and Lorna Dee Cervantes. No knowledge of Spanish is required. Prerequisite: WRT 181  or instructor’s permission. Fall semester. Murphy.