ENGL 071 PZ -Border Poetics in US Lit

Institution: Pitzer

Description: This course surveys writing by Chicanx, Indigenous, Latinx, and other writers, and the making of transnational communities. Starting with the testimonio [testimony] tradition of the early Californios, we will explore cultural production in and around what would become the US state of California, before turning to 20th and 21st century fiction and poetry that speaks from the cracks and margins of cultural and political hegemonies. Weâ€™ll use critical thought from Gloria AnzaldÃºa and others as guides in understanding the border as a psychic, social, and cultural terrain with its own unique pensamiento fronterizo [border thought]. Spanish not required but helpful.

Prerequisite(s): See the current course schedule for registration restrictions.

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