How is Latinx identity expressed? What historical events have marked its social and culturalarticulation? These questions will guide the work of this course, as we discuss the historical and contemporary discourses that have shaped the lives and sociopolitical agency of Latinxs in the United States. Departing from the Caribbean Philosophical Association’s mission of Shifting the Geography of Reason, we will explore the tensions and dynamics involved in Latinx author’s thought and cultural productions. Through the analysis of literary and philosophical texts, as well as historical data and policies, we will examine projects and practices that work towards the decolonization of Power, Being and Knowledge. Course offered in English. May be taken for Spanish credit (if writing assignments done in Spanish; prerequisite for Spanish enrollment is SPAN 200)
Readings may include works by Gloria Anzaldua, Nelson Maldonado-Torres, Valeria Luiselli, Eduardo Halfon, Elizabeth Acevedo, Gabby Rivera, María Lugones