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Academic Year 2002/2003
Visions of the Hispanic
FIST 226 SP
The images we construct of the "Hispanic" are derived not only from personal experience but also in part from film, fiction, and the news media. Critical reading of movies made in the United States and in Latin America,
of fiction and autobiographical writings by Latino and Latin American writers, and of ethnographic and journalistic accounts can be combined to bring us to a deeper understanding of the diversity of Hispanic cultures and
of their representation. Narratives of immigration, of political struggle, of the exploration of the interior life and of the negotiation of individual identity will offer vantage points from which to explore themes we
will
identify and elaborate together.
MAJOR READINGS
Assignments will include such films as: EL NORTE, MI FAMILIA, MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT, LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, MI VIDA LOCA, and THE MAMBO KINGS; fiction and essays by such writers as Rudolfo Anaya, Julia Alvarez,
Oscar Hijuelos, Francisco
Goldman, Carlos Fuentes, Isabel Allende and Achy Obejas, as well as detective fiction by Soledad Santiago and Michael Nava; and autobiographical writings and essays including Alfred Arteaga's HOUSE WITH THE BLUE BED,
Luis Rodriguez' ALWAYS RUNNING and BRE
AKING BOUNDARIES: LATINA WRITINGS AND CRITICAL READINGS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
This course places emphasis on oral presentation, and each student will be required to lead class discussion. Three short papers will be required on topics negotiated within the class, and students will be expected to
develop their skills in the use of
research resources.
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:
Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Edwards,Jane
- Instructor's Course Page
- Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: FISK413
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 19)
- SR. major: Jr. major:
- SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR: 19
Special Attributes:
- FYI: First Year Initiative:Seminar
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Last Updated on MAR-18-2003
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