LIT 149FContemporary Mexican Narrative

Examines 20th and 21st century Mexican literature, with attention to literary critical issues as they relate to cultural, historical, and political contexts. Critical approach designations: Geographies, Histories. Distribution requirement: Global.

• >>> Topic: Identity, Migration, Violence, and the Environment <<< This course examines how contemporary Mexican writers and filmmakers narrate the complexities of life in Mexico today. Through novels, films, music, and documentaries, we will explore how cultural production contronts intertwined issues of identity, migration, narco- and gender-based violence, and environmental crisis. logether, we will analyze how these works illuminate lived experiences shaped by historical and ongoing social inequalities, while also revealing the broader political and ecological forces that structure everyday life. Throughout the course, we will pay particular attention to the aesthetic strategles through which authors and directors represent trauma, resilience, and resistance-and to the role of narrative as a space for imagining social transformation.

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