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4.00 Credits
Taught in Spanish. A study of the major literary trends prevailing in Spain from the beginning of the 19th century to late 20th century: Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, the "Generation of '98", the "Generation of '27", the era known as "la postguerra" and postmodeRepresentative works of poetry and prose will serve as an illustration of the historical, social and artistic issues characteristic of each period. Offered every third semester. Prerequisite: ML3500 or permission of ML faculty.
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4.00 Credits
Taught in Spanish. A study of classic Spanish-speaking films from Latin America and Spain and their contribution to Hispanic culture. The class will view, discuss, and analyze films in the context of socio-political events and aesthetic movements, and place each work in cultural perspective. Particular attention will be paid to the ways in which literary works contrast narrative practices in the novel and in film. Offered every other semester. Prerequisite: ML3500 or permission of ML faculty.
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4.00 Credits
Taught in Spanish. An historical and analytical approach to the Modernist and Avant-garde movements in Latin American letters. Students will be introduced to the various aesthetic styles which flourished from the late 19th to the middle of the 20th century. The course will examine major poetic trends, as well as representative prose fiction of the two periods (Modernismo and Vanguardismo), paying particular attention to symbolism, decadentism, impressionism, surrealism, cubism, etc. Prerequisite: ML3500 or permission of ML faculty.
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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4.00 Credits
Contemporary Literary Theory and Its Applications Taught in Spanish. Recent contributions by Jacques Derrida (deconstruction theory), Edward Said (on orientalism), Julia Kristeva and Helene Cixous (feminist theories) have questioned the authority of the author, as well as reader, and have brought into consideration other mechanisms that affect our critical evaluation of the world around us. This course attempts to establish principles for interpreting and evaluating literary texts, visual arts, and films through readings of contemporary literary theory. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: ML3500 and ML3600 or permission of Instructor .
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4.00 Credits
Taught in Spanish. The course examines the major intellectual and artistic trends in Latin American letters, as reflected in the works of representative writers: Sarmiento, Bello, Marti, Rodo, Henriques-Urena, Mariategui, Zea, Paz, Vargas Llosa, among others. Reading of the historical, social and literary essay will constitute the primary focus of the course. Special attention will be given to regional & cultural differences. Topics such as race and ethnicity, national identity, the role of women in society, etc., will be closely examined. Offered periodically. Prerequisites: ML3500 & ML3600 or permission of Instructor.
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4.00 Credits
An historical, as well as analytical, approach to the Modernist movement in Latin America and in Spain. Students will be introduced to representative works by the major authors, as well as, to the aesthetic trends that gave rise to the literature of the period. Course is conducted in Spanish. Offered every third semester. Prerequisite: ML4400 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This course will trace, through literary works, par- ticularly the essay, the political thought of such rep- resentative authors and political personalities as Bolivar, Marti, Hostos, Unamuno, Ortega y Gasset, Vasconcelos, Mariategui, Sanchez, and others. Works of fiction also will be analyzed to determine how literature is used as a vehicle for social protest. Course is conducted in Spanish. Offered every third semester. Prerequisite: ML4400 or permission of M.L faculty.
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4.00 Credits
Taught in Spanish. Addresses a variety of topics in Latin American letters and culture. Topics will vary yearly and may include the following: theater in the Hispanic tradition, the essay, poetic voices from Latin America, literature and ethnicity, the African presence in Hispanic culture, popular and fine arts in the Hispanic world, etc. Offered every third semester. Prerequisite: ML4400 or permission of ML faculty.
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4.00 Credits
Taught in Spanish. Introduction to narrative techniques and socio-political topics prevalent in the contemporary Spanish American narrative. Authors include Borges, Arguedas, Cortazar, Carpentier, Rulfo, Bombal, Garcia Marquez, Fuentes, Roa Bastos, Vargas Llosa, Poniatowska, Allende, etc. Prerequisite: ML3500 or permission of ML faculty.
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