About SPAN 3670 A
An introductory literature course; students read and analyze Latin American literature and film produced in the tumultuous 20th and 21st centuries. Prerequisite: SPAN 3610.
Notes
Prereq: SPAN 3610 or higher PACE students with permission and override
Section Description
This course offers an overview of Spanish American literature from the late nineteenth-century to the present through the reading of representative works of fiction, poetry, essay, and film. Students will become familiar with main issues that writers in the region have historically addressed, such as the question of Latin American cultural distinctiveness, migration, the effects of dictatorships on its population, women’s participation in the public sphere, social inequalities, and the consequences of globalization. In addition, students will have the opportunity to develop their capacity for analysis and criticism and to improve their use of Spanish in complex writing and discussion.
Section Expectation
Upon completion of the course, students ought to be able to:
1. Identify main literary trends in the Spanish American literary tradition.
2. Be familiar with the literary genres and rhetorical strategies that have been emerged in the region.
3. Understand the major themes and concerns that run through this tradition.
4. Be familiar with the historical and social referents that constitute the background of the literary works studied.
5. Have enhanced their use of Spanish language in complex writing and discussion.
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