SPAN6617 · Romance Languages and Literatures

Food and Identity in Latin/o American Literature and Culture

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

Conducted in Spanish and fulfills the Post-1900 Latin American literature and culture requirement for HS majors.This course examines how images of food and eating mediate questions of identity in Latin American and U.S. Latino cultures from the late 1920s to the present. Studying a diverse range of materials including essays, stories, manifestos, performances, and visual art, we will reflect on the ways in which such scenes intervene in discussions of identity, cosmopolitanism, and national sovereignty. The students will have the chance to meet chefs, food justice activists, and restaurateurs to reflect further on contemporary issues around consumption.