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Course Offerings LLAS 3602

3602. Human Rights on the U.S./Mexican Border: Narratives of the Immigrant Experience

Also offered as: HRTS 3602

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011. Recommended preparation: 1000-level course in LLAS.

Grading Basis: Graded

A view of the U.S./Mexican border from the perspective of immigrants and border residents. Course considers autobiography, film and documentary, poetry, fiction and non-fiction in the context of human and civil rights concerns on both sides of the border. Students analyze the effectiveness of narrative and representational strategies, activist interventions, and national and international responses to the needs of migrants and border dwellers. Through border, narrative and human rights theories, students piece together a global conversation on migrant rights.

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Enrollment Data	Term	Class Number	Campus	Instruction Mode	Instructor	Section	Schedule	Location	Enrollment	Credits	Notes
1273 11317 1 001	Spring 2027	11317	Storrs	In Person	Gebelein, Anne	001	TuTh 11:00am‑12:15pm	FSB 202	13/20	3.00

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