Hispanic Studies 400F - Senior Seminar Senior Seminar Topic for 2012-2013: The Latin American Novel from the "Boom" to the present

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Hamilton College

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Critical reading of six 20th century Latin American novels, from commercial successes of the "Boom" to the posterior "boom" of a new generation of female novelists. Topics of discussion include the novelistic genre, the literary marketplace, representations of gender in the novel, and the relationship between "story" and "History." We also consider the role of myth, time, language, race, politics and popular culture in experimental and fragmented postmodern literature. Authors include Fuentes, García Márquez, Donoso, Puig, Ferré and Boullosa. Taught in Spanish. Open to seniors only. Required for senior concentrators who are candidates for honors and strongly recommended for all other senior concentrators. Hispanic sudies concentrators will be given preference over other seniors. Maximum enrollment, 12. Burke.

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3.00

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www.hamilton.edu

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(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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