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Humanities
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| Status: | Active |
| SUNY ID: | 124099 |
| Full Title: | Latina/o Literature |
| Level: | Lower Division (UG) |
| CIP: | 2399 English Language and Literature/Letters, Other |
ENG 218
Latina/o Literature
This course focuses on works of modern Latina/o writers, including such authors as Oscar Hijuelos, Maria Irene Fornes and Nilo Cruz (Cuban-American), Julia de Burgos, Miguel Algarin, and Sandra Maria Esteves (Puerto Rican/Nuyorican), Gloria Anzaldua and Luis Valdez (Chicana/o), and Junot Diaz and Julia Alvarez (Dominican-American). Such themes as language, alienation, identity, exile and assimilation, prejudice, cultural and ethnic pride, religion, and family are explored. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE Humanities. Prerequisite: ENG100 or ENG101. Offered on: G / 3 cr. hrs.