Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: Mexico and the United States: Literary and Cultural Relations

Department: Spanish

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examines U.S. representations of Mexico and Mexican representations of the U.S.; parallels and differences between intellectual debates in the two nations, for example, around the question of nation building in a racially diverse society; cultural transformations taking place on the U.S.-Mexico border. Discussion of a wide range of sources, including novels, short stories, essays, journalism, travel literature, and film. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: SPAN 558. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.