Cross-listed with CMLT398I and USLT328P. Credit will be only granted for SPAN359W, CMLT398I, or USLT328P.

Explores the idea of home and identity through texts by contemporary Latin American and Latine/x writers. Students will complete frequent writing exercises in generative workshops and respond critically to colleagues work. Other significant topics include food, memory, mental health, and community. Readings include fiction, essays, and poetry. Authors might include Elizabeth Acevedo, Sandra Cisneros, Mark Oshiro, Jaime Cortez, Angie Cruz, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Alejandro Zambra, Maya Chinchilla, Julian Randall, Lorraine Avila, Natalie Diaz, Elisabet Velasquez, Ariana Brown,Yesika Salgado, and Jose Olivarez. Writing will be in Spanish for Spanish minors and majors and in English for students in other majors. Everyone is welcome! Taught in English.