SPAN 6940

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SPAN 6940
Latin American 20th Century Novels

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

The objective of this course is to explore the most important trends in Latin American novels of the twentieth century, in light of the cultural, political, and social changes which took place in the continent.  We will analyze topics such as regionalism, transculturation, and the emergence of magical realism in Latin American fiction; we will discuss the Boom and the post-Boom relationship between mass media/new technologies and writing: we will also explore writing about violence, and the relationship with the traumatic past in novels of the civil war and the dictatorships.  We will tackle the continuous importance of popular genres (the fantastic, horror, sciencie fiction).  We will read authors such as José Eustasio Rivera, Nellie Campobello, Alejo Carpentier, Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Clarice Lispector, Ricardo Piglia, Roberto Bolano, etc.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15907 SPAN 6940   SEM 101

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  • This is the mandatory graduate seminar for 1st year Spanish graduate students.