LLS 359 Adv Topics in Latina/o US

(satisfies US Minority Cultures and Social Sciences gen ed)

Topic: “Banned Books of the Borderlands”

Taking the recent banning of “ethnic” literature in Arizona as the outgrowth of the new draconian border security initiatives, this course looks at daily effects of criminalized life in the US-Mexico borderlands. We will read several of the banned books as well as the social science and humanities treatments of US-Mexico border region, immigrant illegality, and related topics. We also look at the social movements and protests that have emerged in response to the bannings.

3 hours

Tues lecture & Fri discussions