USLT428R

Prerequisites: SPAN331, SPAN332, SPAN333, SPAN361, SPAN362, or SPAN363; or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with SPAN408R. This course explores the history, geopolitics, migrations , and cultural representations of Central Americans in the United States, with special emphasis on the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. We will examine how Central American identities are transnationalized and translocalized and why the DMV is home to one of the largest concentrations of Central Americans, especially Salvadorans, in the U.S. We will study novels, short stories, poetry, spoken word/performances, films, music, photography, zines, social media, and other interdisciplinary re/sources and engage one-on-one with local and international artists, activists, and community orgs. Students should expect to participate in a community engagement project. Taught in Spanish and discussions in Spanglish.