Span 4281 - Creative Difference: Reclaiming Spanish-American “Traditional” Novel

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

This class focuses on a selection of aesthetically and socially representative 19th- and early 20th-century Spanish-American novels. Integrating a wide range of sources (critical essays, paintings, film), we explore abolitionist issues in Sab (Cuba), the reinvention of Amerindian legacies in Aves Sin Nido (Peru), and the different facets of modernization and nation-building in Los de Abajo (Mexico), and La Voragine (Colombia).You should finish the course with a broader knowledge of Spanish-American literary history, a deeper understanding of textual representations of gender, class, and multiethnic identities, and a sharper awareness of your potential as a reader and critic. Significant selections of pertinent criticism and theory are required of graduate students. Prerequisites: Span 307D and Span 308D and at least two 300-level literature courses taught in Spanish. One-hour preceptorial for undergraduates; in Spanish.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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