SPAN 376 20th Century Latin American Literature and Identity
This course introduces students to debates on Latin American identity in seminal works published between 1889 and 1995. We will mainly look at literary texts and, to a lesser extent, films in order to explore identitary issues across the region, by focusing on four main axes: race and ethnicity identity; space and time identity; the ontology of identity; and political identity. We will consider historical, cultural, and social factors shaping the texts under study. We will also hone our reading and interpretative skills, as well as our skills in oral and written communication. We will read works by José Martí, Isabel Allende, Sergio Vodanovic, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Manuel Puig, among others. The course is taught entirely in Spanish.
Prerequisite
SPAN 300 or SPAN 301 or SPAN 302