Explore themes and major authors from the Spanish Caribbean, since 1980 to contemporary United States Caribbean authors (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic). Discuss themes such as national identities, history, intersectionality of race, gender and sexuality, exile and displacement, urban and city enclaves, and the richness and complexity of Caribbean cultures in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370S (Topic 44), Spanish 352 (Topic 4), 352C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.