FSEM 154 - Latin American Confessions

Institution:

Rice University

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Description:

Readings of intimate, first person fictions (short stories, novels) by modern Latin American writers, including Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and other, lesser known authors from the Southern Cone, Colombia, and Mexico. Critical approaches will include anthropological, feminist, and post-modern readings. Close reading, interpretation and appreciation of (fictional) autobiography - in English translation - will be the focus of class discussion, presentations and critical essays. Taught in English. Open to first-year students only, any others will be removed.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rice.edu

Phone Number:

(713) 348-0000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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