This course examines the experience of (un)belonging reflected in diverse forms of cultural expression—literature, visual art, music—by historically underrepresented communities in the US. Students reflect on these cultural products as vehicles to channel the experiences of displacement and social exclusion, claim social justice, and celebrate traditions. Working primarily on Latinx and Afro-Latinx production and the local community, students will also explore other voices connected to the experience of exclusion. Field trips to community-building and human rights organizations will foster a deeper experiential understanding. Open only to new first-year students.