SPAN 630 Hispanic and Latino/a Perspectives on Dignity, Poverty, and Religion
This course analyzes the historical, literary, and theoretical foundations of the current American and Hispanic debates on dignity, poverty, and justice. Crucial research and discussion questions include: Why does poverty exist in our world? What are its social, religious, and political implications? In what way do poverty and conflict shape the fields of Hispanic and U.S. Latino/a studies? What is the role of charity, solidarity, and service? What can we learn from the American and Hispanic worlds? Finally, what is the future of property, poverty, and justice?
Cross Listed Courses
SPAN 430 & SPAN 630