“Mexico and Modernity in Luis Alberto Urrea’s Into the Beautiful North” with Dr. Adrian Kane

Please join Dr. Adrian Kane of Boise State University to discuss how the concept of modernity has been a prominent theme in Latin American literature for several generations. Using modernity as the framework for a dialogue about Urrea’s 2009 novel, Dr. Kane will analyze the ways in which Into the Beautiful North prompts questions about a variety topics including globalization, migration, gender, sexuality, and popular culture.