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SPAN257
Texts and Nations in the Latin American Postcolonial Scene
SPAN257 FA
Crosslistings: LAST257
Not Currently Offered
The purpose of this seminar is to raise questions about our
concepts, about modes of criticism and about literary
history in a more explicit way. The course 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-22-1999
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