Spanish 371 - SEM:LAT AM LIT REGIONL CONTEXT

Topics course. This course charts the artistic experience in Central America from the first Mayan texts to the revolutionary poetry of the Sandistas, to the eerie magnetic prose of Miguel Angel Asturias to the indigenous struggles of today, from poetry workshops for the masses to political and racial oppression. Using primary texts, both visual and print, we examine gender, sexuality, ethnicity and artistic expression, culminating in the New Song movement. Readings include Rigoberta Menchu and the controversy surrounding her, Gioconda Belli, Ernesto Cardenal, Claribel Alegria and others. Enrollment limited to 14.

Topic: Centroamerica: Texts, Films, Music. Instructor permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores