Course Offerings

Spring 2027

Course Offerings LLAS 1009

1009. Latino Literature, Culture, and Society

Also offered as: SPAN 1009

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Critical approaches to Latinos/as and cultural representation, production, and agency, as impacted by globalization and local dynamics. Will engage the value and function of race, gender and sexuality in popular culture, literature, film, music, digital culture, visual arts, and urban culture. Taught in English. Knowledge of Spanish is not required. CA 1. CA 4.

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Term Class Number Campus Instruction Mode Instructor Section Schedule Location Enrollment Credits Notes
Spring 2027 9248 Storrs In Person Seligmann, Katerina 001 MoWe 12:30pm‑1:20pm
 ARJ 105 24/60 3.00

 

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Faculty Contact Information - Spring 2027

Salvador Vidal-Ortiz — sav03001@uconn.edu

Melina Pappademos — melina.pappademos@uconn.edu

Rodolfo Fernandez — rodolfo.fernandez@uconn.edu

Anne Gebelein — anne.gebelein@uconn.edu

Catalina Vásquez-Marchant — catalina.vasquez@uconn.edu

Katerina González Seligmann — kgonzalez.seligmann@uconn.edu

Diana Rios — diana.rios@uconn.edu

Beatriz Aldana Marquez — beatriz.aldana_marquez@uconn.edu

Robin Greeley — robin.greeley@uconn.edu

Jacqueline Loss — jacqueline.loss@uconn.edu

Elva Orozco Mendoza — elva.orozco_mendoza@uconn.edu

Guillermo Irizarry — guillermo.irizarry@uconn.edu

Dexter Gabriel — dexter.gabriel@uconn.edu

Ariel Lambe - ariel.lambe@uconn.edu

Paulo Contreras — paulo.contreras@uconn.edu

John Castaldo — ljj24003@uconn.edu

Lorena Solis — lorena.solis@uconn.edu