HISP-S 331: The Hispanic World I  (3 credits)
Prerequisite:   S310 or S311 or equivalent

“Language and Identity in Spanish American Literature”

This course looks at how questions of personal and collective
identity inform 20th-century Spanish American literature. On one
hand, we will investigate how Spanish American writers have sought
to define a regional identity, asking what it means to write as a
Latin American—as opposed to, say, a European or a North American.
At a more general level, we will also inquire into the role that
language and narration play in the formation of any identity. In
other words, how does language shape the way we see ourselves, and
how does it affect the way we relate to the world around us? We will
read works of prose, poetry and drama from a diverse group of
authors from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South
America, including Juan Rulfo, Elena Garro, Carlos Fuentes, Elena
Poniatowska, Rosario Ferré, Rubén Darío, Ernesto Cardenal, Jorge
Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, José Donoso and others.

331  6460  2:30P-3:45P  TuTh  BH319   Prof. Patrick Dove