AMST 3679

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AMST 3679
Diasporas, Disasters, and Dissent: Re-Thinking Puerto Rican Studies in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Foreign in a domestic sense is the perplexing way that the Supreme Court of the United States chose to define Puerto Rico's status in the so-called Insular Cases of the early 20th century. Written over 100 years ago, this contradictory ruling looms large over Puerto Rico's precarious legal standing, despite the fact that there are now more Puerto Ricans living on the US mainland than in the island itself. Seeking to counter the obfuscation of Puerto Rico in the US imaginary, in this course students will analyze how key historical, political, and social moments connected to diasporas, disasters, and dissent have galvanized Puerto Rican cultural production in the 20th and 21st centuries. (ENGL-GLS, ENGL-LOA, ENGL-PST)


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG), (GLC-AS)

Program Requirements (ENGL-GLS, ENGL-LOA, ENGL-PST)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3678, LSP 3678, SPAN 3675

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8878 AMST 3679   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Hey-Colon, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person