And by appointment. The focus is on style, ideas, forms, with an emphasis on theatre. Interactions with and within a multicultural U.S. society have significant consequences. This literature is aesthetic and humanistic expression, but also charged by traditional and contemporary social concerns.
Context is basic.
For regional, demographic, and historical reasons, Chicano literature, particularly, serves in this course as the focal point for study. Other Latino literary works and international dimensions must also be considered. Overall, an interdisciplinary and a cultural studies format will best promote learning and teaching. To communicate directly to elicit strong and universal effects is basic here. The text must be foremost.