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Academic Year 2000/2001


Hispanic Families in the Modern Novel
SPAN 262 FA

Metaphorically speaking, the familty constitutes an individual's first and foremost telescope onto reality. Among other things, it is a paradigm that helps us to structure our perceptions of the world around us. It is no wonder, then, that the family unit should serve as well to structure that literary telescope onto reality that we call the modern novel. The primary subject of this course, therefore, is the relationship between family and fiction in modern Hispanic culture. The range of novels stud ied is intended to show, moreover, how the family experience and narrative form have evolved over the past century. Finally, the novels allow us to understand as well what degree of cultural coherence there is among writers from Spain, South America, Mexi co and the Spanish-speaking community in the United States.

MAJOR READINGS

Leopoldo Alas, LA REGENTA
Eduardo Mallea, HISTORIA DE UNA PASION ARGENTINA
Juan Rulfo, PEDRO PARAMO
Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, CIEN ANOS DE SOLEDAD
Julia Alvarez, IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES
Rudolfo Anaya, BLESS ME, ULTIMA
The Chicano Film: MI FAMILIA/MY FAMILY

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three 3-5 page papers. Final exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is intended for students who have completed SPAN223 with a grade of B- or better. Students who have not done so should consult with the professor before preregistering.

Readings, class discussion, and written work in Spanish
only.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


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