Topics in Latin American, Latina & Latino, and Iberian Literatures and Cultures (Taught in English) (397-0-1)
Topic
Queer Central Americans and Unruly Bodies
Instructors
Alicia Vanessa Nunez
Meeting Info
Kresge Centennial Hall 2-440: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM
Overview of class
Queer Central Americans and Unruly Bodies
This interdisciplinary course brings together the fields of Central American Studies, Latin American and Latinx Literature, and Queer Studies to examine the lived experiences, politics, and cultural production of transnational Queer Central Americans and its diaspora. Central to this course is a comparative and intersectional approach to queer theory, Central American feminisms, and critical race theory. By using a variety of texts and cultural objects, we will explore how queer Central Americans construct their identities in relation to more dominant expressions of queerness and in Latin American and in the United States. Class topics will include: queerness, disability studies, immigration, race, class, fatness, and gender performance.
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss conditions, tensions, and contradictions of a "Central American" identity in Central America and in the United States
2. Familiarize students with the core texts and debates that have shaped the overall development of queer theory in Central America.
3. To understand the socio-political, historical, and affective conditions of Central American collective resistance.
Class Materials (Required)
TBD
Class Attributes
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area