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Individual and Society in Latin American Fiction
FIST225 SP

Crosslistings: LAST225

The richness and variety of Latin American literature is today well represented in translation, and novels and short fiction from all parts of the continent are available in English. As we read these works we will examine the social and cultural factors influencing writers in the diverse societies of Latin America. At the same time, we will consider the choices made by individual authors from the forms available to them, which range from the fantastic to the realist and the testimonial. The interior and exterior realities portrayed in these works are equally fascinating, and we will explore both, considering how factors such as gender and ethnicity, socioeconomic class and physical environment interact with the individual imagination in the creation of fictional works.

MAJOR READINGS

We will read a collection of short stories and a selection of novels, probably including works by the following authors: Claribel Alegria, Jorge Amado, Jose Donoso, Laura Esquivel, Rosario Ferre, Carlos Fuentes, Clarice Lispector, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Paco Ignacio Taibo, and Marta Traba.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three short papers, class presentations, midterm and final exams.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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