Spanish/Latin American/Latino Literatures
2013-14 General Catalog
303 Humanities 1
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Lower-Division Courses
60. Introduction to Literary Genres. F
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. The study of poetry, drama, and prose in Spain and Latin America. (General Education Code(s): TA, IH, E.) J. Aladro Font
Upper-Division Courses
102. Introduction to Hispanic American Literature.
102A. From the Conquest to Sor Juana. F
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. A study of Hispanic American literature from the chronicles of the conquest through the 17th century. Readings deal with transformations in both the idea of empire and the rights of the conquered. Includes the works of Colon, Cortes, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and others. Satisfies the Global, Pre- and Early Modern Studies, Spanish and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. (General Education Code(s): CC.) N. Klahn
102B. Romanticism to Modernism. W
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Follows the literary manifestations of the growing consciousness of the Latin American writer: discovery of native themes, imitation of European models, search for a "new language" literally and figuratively. Relates historical events with literary movements. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) N. Klahn
103. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. An in-depth examination of the life and work of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, a 17th-century nun, poet, playwright, and woman of genius and intellectual prowess whose ideas and accomplishments were ahead of her time. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and Spanish Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. J. Aladro Font
104. Erotismo y Mistica. F
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Examines the connections between erotic literature and mystical literature through poetic representations of sublime where Eros and Thanatos meet. As symbolisms of mystical and erotic experiences fuse and confuse each other, we are able to establish connections between Sufi, Hindi, and Judeo-Christian mystical poetry. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and Spanish Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. J. Aladro Font
105. Introduction to Spanish Studies. W
Explores the social, cultural, economic, and political changes that connect Latin America, Spain, and the United States Latina/o communities. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (Also offered as Spanish 105. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): course 6 or equivalent Spanish proficiency is required. (General Education Code(s): ER.) J. Poblete
130. Studies in Latin American Literary Genres.
130E. Latin American Poetry. S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Poets from "modernismo" to the present in Spanish America. Studies how this poetry attempts to define Latin America, its past, its present history, and its vision for the future. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Poetry distribution requirements. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) N. Klahn
131. National Literatures of Latin America.
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. A study of the literary expression of a particular Latin American country or region, with texts representing a variety of authors, periods, and genres.
131H. Cuba. S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Examines Cuban literature and culture, with attention to historical context. Course topic changes: please see the Schedule of Classes for the current topic. Satisfies the Modern Literary Studies, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) L. Martinez-Echazabal
134. Special Topics in Latin American Literature.
134L. Historia de la lectura y los lectores: Recepción y consumo cultural en el mundo L. Americano. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Explores historical readers and reading practices in at least three different formations: colonial, national-popular, and transnational. Proposes a historical-theoretical reconstruction of the place of reading and readers at key moments in the history of culture in Latin America. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Poblete
134M. Modernidad y literatura: El Boom de la novela latinoamericana. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Explores the relationships between literature and mass culture, modernization, and globalization through the study of the so-called Boom of Latin American narrative. Course satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Klahn
135. Latin American Cinema.
135C. La Globalizacion en/del Cine Latin/o Americano. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Examines globalization of Latin/o American cinema as a cultural industry. Classical issues of cultural politics and political economy are revisited from the viewpoint of current global processes. Also provides access to the representation of different aspects of globalization in Latin/o American cinema. Course satisfies the Modern, Spanish/Latin American/Latino, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Poblete
151. Literature and Life in "Don Quijote" and Other Cervantes Texts. W
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. A close reading of the works of Cervantes, with particular attention to "Don Quijote," in an attempt to discover how these works reflect the conflictive period in which the author lived. Also looks closely at the Cervantine view of the relationship of literature to life, as manifested in the works under study. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and Spanish Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirement. J. Aladro Font
154. Short Stories of the Spanish Golden Age. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Focuses on the prose in the Renaissance period and the different genres that flourished before the creation of Cervantes' Don Quixote. Chosen texts constitute an amalgam of Renaissance ideology, and provide examples of 16th-century literature, including the picaresque novel, pastoral novel, the Byzantine novel, and the chivalresque novel. J. Aladro Font
195. Senior Essay. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
Graduate Courses
201. Don Quixote. S
Concentrates on the study and analysis of Miguel de Cervantes' major work Don Quixote, with a three part structure: life and literature in Don Quixote; Cervantes-the father of the modern novel; and madness and "ingenio" in Don Quixote. Enrollment limited to graduate students. J. Aladro Font
210. Spain in the Eyes/Camera of Pedro Almodovar. *
Contemporary Spain through the camera of Pedro Almodovar from transgressive enthusiasm, experimentation, and cultural disobedience of the 1980s to more universal themes of human nature and borderline experiences in the pursuit of love, relationships, beauty, and art. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. J. Aladro Font
226. Teoria Critica en America Latina. W
Overview of contemporary theoretical issues in Latin American cultural critique. Course topic changes; please see the Schedule of Classes for the current topic. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. J. Poblete
230. Citiscapes. *
Theories of space/place poetics and politics, and the literary and visual re-presentations of urban spaces in Latin/o America. Questions of identity and location in modernist poetics, and the ways difference (gender, ethnicity, and sexuality) inhabit and imagine the post-modern lettered city. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. N. Klahn
231. National Literatures of Latin America.
231A. Cuba. *
Course topic changes; please see the Schedule of Classes for the current topic. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. L. Martinez-Echazabal
295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Directed reading that does not involve a term paper. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Revised: 09/01/13
