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SPAN257

Texts and Nations in the Latin American Postcolonial Scene
SPAN257 FA

Next Offered in 9899 FA

The purpose of this seminar is to raise questions about the concepts we use, about modes of criticism and about literary history in a more explicit way. For 1993 we will examine the ways in which texts produce the idea of the nation after independence, the contradictions of the postcolonial predicament, and the ways in which essays, novels and poems construct the field of meanings and symbols associated with national life.

MAJOR READINGS

Selections from the works of Jose Marti,
Pedro Henriquez Urena, Manuel Gonzalez Prada, Jose Carlos
Mariategui, Octavio Paz, Jose E. Rodo, Domingo F. Sarmiento,
Jose Hernandez, Jose Maria Arguedas, Andres Bello, Gabriela
Mistral, Gertrudis Gomez De Avellaneda, Romulo Gallegos,
Carlos Fuentes. Theory by H. Bhabha, D. Sommer, J. Ramos,
P. Chatterjee, F. Fanon, L. Gates, E. Said.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three papers, oral presentations

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

SPAN257 is intended for students who have completed SPAN226. 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 Lecture Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998




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