Spanish 421 - Axis of Evil: Law and Literature in Latino America and the Carribean

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Whitman College

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Description:

not offered 2008-09 This seminar focuses on the ways in which different aspects of the law are presented in Latino American and Caribbean literature. Topics to be discussed from the selected literary texts include: crimes and punishments, outlaws, penal systems, the death penalty, police and detective fictions, legality and illegality, and the uses of evidence. Students will be evaluated through papers, presentations, and participation. This course satisfies the Latin American Literature requirement or the U.S. Latino and Latina Literature and Culture requirement for the major in Spanish Literatures and Cultures. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisites: Spanish 306 or consent of instructor. Distribution area: humanities and alternative voices.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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