SPANSH 161 - Technology and Mass Media in Modern Latin American Literature

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Harvard University

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Description:

A study of Latin American literary works conversant with mass media and technologies of communication. Our inquiry is framed by a set of general questions regarding the relationship between media, literature, cognition, and perception. How have works of literature engaged emerging technologies of communication? What are the repercussions of mechanical and electronic communication technologies on our way of making sense of the world? Readings by Girondo, Cortazar, Puig, Bellatin, Sarlo, Benjamin, McLuhan, others.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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