Topics may include women's writing, characters, themes, and feminist criticism. Introduction and survey of Spanish-American literature from Modernism to the present. Close readings of representative novelists and short story writers, including established authors such as Borges, Asturias, Arreola, and Carpentier as well as promising young writers. Introduction to the structure of the language necessary for reading in graded texts of a general nature. Open with consent of the instructor to undergraduates who have already completed the language requirement for the B.A. in another language.
Prior authorization is required.
For details concerning this course, see the fact sheet . Intended for Spanish majors after consultation with faculty. Topic to be selected by the individual student with the consent of the department and instructor. May not be taken for graduate credit. Topic to be selected by the departmental member offering the course.