COLT 1810H - Tales of Two Cities: Havana - Miami, San Juan - New York

Institution:

Brown University

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Compares representations of Havana and San Juan in contemporary fiction and film to literary inscriptions of Cuban Miami and Puerto Rican New York. Explores mapping the city as mapping identity, and city-writing as reconstruction and creation. Views cities through the eyes of children, tourists, and urban detectives; authors include Antonio José Ponte, Roberto G. Fernández, Mayra Santos Febres and Ernesto Quiñones.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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