Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Prerequisite:  S280 or Consent of the Department

This course provides students with an introduction to the analysis of Hispanic literature and culture. As an introductory course, its main objectives are to provide students with a survey of Hispanic literary and cultural texts and to foster basic concepts and skills through which to think, talk, and write about them. We will begin the course, however, by asking what it means to read, what is the function of reading, and what occurs in our mind and brain when we do so. We will look at how reading enables us to create ourselves, paradoxically, by becoming other to ourselves. Our discussions and readings will also be closely attuned to the historical development of literature and to the deep connections between historical, social, and aesthetic forms. The analytical tools that students learn in this course will prepare them for more advanced classes in literature and culture. Evaluation will be based on written homework, essays, exams, and active participation. This course is conducted in Spanish.  

This course carries CASE AH and CASE GCC distribution credit.

HISP-S 328     #4670       3:00P-4:15P      TR        BH 015         Prof. Anke Birkenmaier

• A&H
• GCC
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