SPA 3310 - Latinx Cultures in the U.S.

Credits: 4

This course will present Latino culture in the US through a variety of media such as literature, comic art, film, poetry and music. Drawing from cultural studies, sociology, and history, this class will create a framework that will allow us to understand and analyze such phenomena as transnational spaces and hybrid identities and border cultures. A service-learning component will allow students to have a positive impact in local communities, while at the same time developing their own relationship with and learning from the Latino community around Merrimack College.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3200, or permission of the instructor.
Fulfills: AL or FL, D and X in LS Core
Three hours a week, community service and an out of class cultural engagement requirement.