Tales of Two Cities: Havana - Miami, San Juan - New York

In this course we will compare representations of Havana and San Juan in contemporary fiction and film to literary inscriptions of Cuban Miami and Puerto Rican New York. We will explore mapping the city as mapping identity and city-writing as reconstruction and creation, viewing through the eyes of children, tourists, and urban detectives. Authors include Antonio José Ponte, Roberto G. Fernández, Mayra Santos Febres and Ernesto Quiñones. Good preparation for study abroad on the Brown-in-Cuba program. Not open to first year students.