EL 4630 - Latin American Literature

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

English

Description:

This course emphasizes key literary movements in Latin Amer- ica since the conquest. We will examine pre-Columbian texts together with the description of the Americas by early Euro- pean gaze. We will analize the collision of cultures, the baroque, romanticism and independence,ideas of Civilization and Barbarism, modernism, the avant-garde and magical reali- st movements. We will study European and African influences on Latin America letters and how these influences envolved - into a Latin American expression. finally, we will analyze how Latin America become a leading authority in world liter- ature. Offered every three semesters. Prerequisite: EMS

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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