PRLS 3316 Banned Books: Teaching Latinx Children and Youth Literature

3 hours; 3 credits

Banned picture books, early readers, middle grade, and young adult novels by Latinx authors and illustrators. Emphasis on contemporary books dealing with topics of identity, (im)migration, intergenerational connections, community, LGBTQ+, social movements, and changemakers. Literature analysis and advocacy plan; translingual texts, and translanguaging pedagogy in monolingual and bilingual settings. Censorship in education.

Prerequisite: PRLS 1001 or PRLS 2005 or PRLS 2105 or PRLS 3105 or PRLS 3203 or ENGL 1010

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