Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
Goucher College 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

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

(cross-listed as LIT 236) (GCR RPP)
This course will examine Latina literature, especially short stories and poems, written in English in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. 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 to be studied 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.