ENGL2083 — Latin American Literature
ENGL 2083 - Latin American Literature ENGL 2083 - Latin American Literature Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0 Course Description: This college course intended for all students concentrates on the exploration and analysis of literature by Latin American authors. Focus is placed on examining key works that have shaped the region’s literary traditions from the colonial period to the present. Through novels, short stories, poetry, and essays, the course will engage with topics such as identity, history, revolution, magical realism, and the intersection of Indigenous, African, and European influences. Typical authors may include Bartolomé de Las Casas, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Gabriel García Márquez, Isabel Allende, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Sandra Cisneros. MnTC Goals 6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective Major Content An overview of elements of literature, including plot, character, point of view, setting, theme, tone, as well as styles unique to American literature and Latin American literature.  Diverse literary works expressed by Latin American authors from a variety of cultures, regions, ethnicities, and/or classes to support a definition of “literature”, “Latin American”, and canon formation.  A variety of the literary traditions of Latin American authors and literature, including various nations, geographical spaces, historical eras, such as variety of genres potentially including oral storytelling, creative non-fiction, and m
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052