Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Prerequisite:  HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310 or equivalent

Reading literature is one of the best ways to improve both linguistic and cultural competence, while fostering aesthetic appreciation and critical thinking. This course will help you develop linguistic and critical tools to become a better reader, writer, and thinker in Spanish through the analysis and discussion of literary texts, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. In class you will be asked to engage analytically and creatively with these texts and reflect on what they can still tell us not only about the culture they come from but also about ourselves and our communities. We will explore the difference between opinion and interpretation, question the limits of interpretation (is any interpretation of a text valid?) and work towards producing readings that are creative, insightful, and grounded.

This class:

• gives you ample opportunity to better debate and discuss your ideas in Spanish,
• helps you hone your reading and writing skills in Spanish,
• helps you appreciate and enjoy the rich diversity of literatures in Spanish
• gets you ready for study abroad.
• prepares you for advanced classes in Spanish, and
• empowers you to be a more critical and creative thinker across the board, no matter your major or career plans.

This course is conducted in Spanish.

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