Spanish 246 - TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN LIT

Topics course. This course addresses issues related to the Afro-Cuban world in literature, history and culture through the writings of Lydia Cabrera, Fernando Ortiz, and Alejo Carpentier, the testimonies of Miguel Barnet and the poetry of Nicolas Guillen. Special attention will be given to "official" mulatto identity declared by the Cuban State after 1959 and black participation in cultural life. Exploration of the Regla de Ocha religion and its influence on Afro-Cuban ritual theater today will be studied, as well as plays by Eugenio Hernandez, Gerardo Fulleda and Alberto Pedro. Prerequisite: SPN 220 or above. Enrollment limited to 19.

Topic: Literary Constructions of Afro-Cuban Identity.