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Kennedy Godoy, John

Assistant Professor

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Research

research overview

  • Dr. Kennedy (Kennedy Godoy) studies migration and literature with a focus on Mexico and Central America.

keywords

  • Latinx Studies, Critical Indigenous Studies, Mexico, and Central America

Publications

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Teaching

courses taught

  • SPAN 1000 - Cultural Difference through Hispanic Literature
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
    For freshmen only. Organized around the general topic of cultural differences. Focuses on a related issue such as gender or history articulated in the literature of Spain, Latin America, and the Hispanic United States. Taught in English; students read selected literary texts in English from the various traditions. Does not count towards the Spanish major.
  • SPAN 3100 - Literary and Cultural Analysis in Spanish
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2026
    Fosters critical thinking and the ability to discuss texts from a historical, sociological, ideological and formalistic viewpoint. Analyzes literary and cultural expressions from Latin America, Spain and the US Latino traditions in different genres, ranging from fiction to poetry, and media from the written word to cinema and other visual arts.
  • SPAN 3120 - Advanced Spanish Grammar
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2025
    Develops a deeper understanding of grammatical features of Spanish. Advancement of Spanish language skills and development of metalinguistic awareness is achieved through examination of grammar usage in both texts and spontaneous speech productions within communities.
  • SPAN 3200 - Spanish Culture
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2025
    Examines historical bases of modern Spain's cultural and political currents. Department enforced prerequisite: SPAN 3000.
  • SPAN 3220 - Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2025
    Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Same as PORT 3220.
  • SPAN 5130 - Seminar: Critical Approaches to Iberian & Latin American Literatures and Cultures
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
    An introductory study of theoretical approaches and critical analyses related to Iberian and Latin American literatures and cultures, with an emphasis on contemporary trends. Same as SPAN 7130.
  • SPAN 5320 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2026
    Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 7320.
  • SPAN 7130 - Seminar: Critical Approaches to Iberian and Latin American Literatures and Cultur
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
    An introductory study of theoretical approaches and critical analyses related to Iberian and Latin American literatures and cultures, with an emphasis on contemporary trends. Same as SPAN 5130.
  • SPAN 7320 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2026
    Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 5320.

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