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Academic Year 2001/2002
Fables of Identity: The Latin American Essay
SPAN 255 FA
This course is a study of the long essayistic tradition of self-definition in Latin America from Sarmiento to the present.
MAJOR READINGS
Sarmiento, FACUNDO
Rodo, ARIEL
Mariategui, SIETE ENSAYOS DE INTERPRETACION DE LA REALIDAD PERUANA
Pedreira, INSULARISMO
Henriquez Urena, HISTORIA DE LA CULTURA EN LA AMERICA HISPANA
Paz, EL LABERINTO DE LA
SOLEDAD
Fernandez Retamar,
CALIBAN
Vasconcelos, LA RAZA COSMICA
Neruda, CANTO GENERAL
(Marti and Reyes on Xerox copies)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Four short papers; final paper
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
SPAN255 is intended for students who have completed SPAN226. Students who have not done so should consult with the professor before preregistering.
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
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2002
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