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Topics in Latin American and Peninsular Literature: A Transatlantic Search for Identity
Course Number SPN 230-02-LEC
Course Title Topics in Latin American and Peninsular Literature: A Transatlantic Search for Identity
Department Spanish
Campus Smith College
Course Description Topics course. A quest for the self and its relation to otherness through a one-poem per class approach. Readings in Modern and Contemporary works by poets from both sides of the ocean, complemented by the study of related music and visual art. We will examine the consequences of political exile as a journey to the unknown (Jimenez, Cernuda, Cortazar, Neruda, Alberti), as well as the voluntary exile of the artist in search of a new aesthetic identity (Dario, Lorca, Vallejo). Special attention will be given to the problems of subjectivity, gender and sexuality in the work of four women poets: Agustini, Storni, Parra and Pizarnik. Students will have the option of composing an original poem to supplement their final grade. Prerequisite: SPN 200 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 19.
Course Notes Topic: A Transatlantic Search for Identity Limited Course-Waiver Required.

Reg # Section Credits Instructors Meeting Times Location Notes
17646-F09 02 4 Maria Harretche TTh 10:30-11:50 HATFLD 206

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