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Comics and short stories are literary forms that succeed by at once embracing and defying their apparent limitations. This course provides a comparative understanding of the evolution of the two forms in Latin America by bringing together the works of legendary comic artists like Quino (Argentina), Rius (Mexico), and Los Bros Hernandez (USA) with short form masterpieces by authors including Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Elena Garro, and Rosario Castellanos. Students will learn critical strategies for approaching and evaluating marginalized and alternative literatures and will deepen their understanding of the histories and cultures of Latin America in the 20th and 21st centuries. Class taught in English.