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SPAN247
Hispanic Families in the Modern Novel
SPAN247 FA
Crosslistings: LAST247, COL 252
Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on Sat Mar 8 05:00:40 EST 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 29 29 0
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 studied are 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, Mexico 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: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Gonzalez, B
- Times: .T.T... 8:30AM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 4
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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