S471  Spanish American Literature I    (3 credits)  LITERATURE
Prerequisites:   Must have completed two of the following:   S331,
S332, S333

SUBTITLE:  Writing Latin America in the Center and in the Margins.

This course will study Spanish American literary production in its
historical context up to the 20th century:  the early texts by the
Aztec, Mayan, and Inka people, the colonial period, the formation of
the new republics, and their problematic process of modernization.
Paying attention to the interplay between aesthetic and ideological
concerns, we will read and discuss a number of major works by authors
placed both at the center and the margins of the literary canon and
official history.  By exploring the process of how Latin America has
been "written" in the past, this course also aims to provide students
with a solid background that will help them better understand Latin
America today.  The reading list will include excerpts and complete
texts by Colón, Cortés, Díaz del Castillo, Las Casas, Garcilaso el
Inca, Guamán Poma, Cabeza de Vaca, Erauso, Sor Juana Inés, Bello,
Fernández de Lizardi, Gómez de Avellaneda, Sarmiento, Hernández, Matto
de Turner, Martí, Silva, Darío, and Rodó.

Class attendance and participation are essential to the success of the
course.  Assignments will include one in class presentation, short
papers, a midterm and a final paper.  The course will be conducted
entirely in Spanish.

S471  4360  9:30A-10:45A  TR  BH 315  Prof. Alejandro Mejías-López