SPAN 230 Being Irish-Ser IrlandÈs: Irish Identity in Caribbean and Latin American Literature
In this class, we examine representations of the diasporic Irish within the varied literary imaginaries of the Caribbean and Latin America and critically explore how these representations create a literary paradigm surrounding concepts of "Irishness." The course begins with a racialized historical overview of the Irish commencing with the English conquest of Ireland and following up to modern day. We then relate observations elucidated by this overview to current notions of Irish identity while specifying and analyzing many of the diaspora spaces to which the transatlantic Irish arrived. Students will read a selected corpus of literary works by Erna Brodber, Rodolfo Walsh, Carl Krueger, ZoÈ ValdÈs, among others, (in English translation for texts written in Spanish) that will be put into theoretical dialogue with scholars in the field of liminal studies such as Victor Turner and Sandor Klapcsik. The course is taught in English and satisfies the requirements for HUM and LIT in the current curriculum.
Cross Listed Courses
SPAN 230 &
IRSH 230