Comparative Literature 366 - COMPARATIVE TOPCS/SPN/POR LIT
Spring
2014
01
4.00
Reyes Lazaro
MW 02:40-04:00
Smith College
40376-S14
HATFLD 203
rlazaro@smith.edu
40377
Topics Course Same as SPN 366.
The Spanish Revolution and Civil War (1936-39) are crucial moments of the 20th century, and privileged sites to study the connection between culture, art and politics. An immense amount of international expression, poetry, novels, posters, paintings (such as Picasso?s Guernica), songs, memoirs and films were inspired by both. In this class we study: how people expressed and acted on their dreams of an ideal society; why many avant-garde artists were heavily invested in the project; how established conceptions of literature and other arts were challenged; how this ?internationalist? legacy, and its suppression as a result of military defeat, are remembered today. Course conducted in English. Enrollment limited to 14. (E)
The Spanish Revolution and Civil War (1936-39) are crucial moments of the 20th century, and privileged sites to study the connection between culture, art and politics. An immense amount of international expression, poetry, novels, posters, paintings (such as Picasso?s Guernica), songs, memoirs and films were inspired by both. In this class we study: how people expressed and acted on their dreams of an ideal society; why many avant-garde artists were heavily invested in the project; how established conceptions of literature and other arts were challenged; how this ?internationalist? legacy, and its suppression as a result of military defeat, are remembered today. Course conducted in English. Enrollment limited to 14. (E)
Topic: Art & Revolution: Poetry, Fiction and Visual Culture of the Spanish Civil War. Not open to first-years