Spanish-American Fiction in English Translation

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course will be devoted to reading and analysis of modern and contemporary fiction by Spanish-American authors. We will approach these works as windows onto the past and present of the region and discuss themes of memory, human rights, identity, globalization and political change. The course will explore the diverse practices of reading and critical analysis that these literary works demand. Secondary readings will provide historical and political context and will also help us hone in on a key question that has been central to the tradition of Spanish-American literary critique: how do fictional texts dialogue with other kinds of texts, literary and non-literary?