A Baroque Podcast

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Telling a story can be done in different ways. The stories we tell shape who we are, how we relate to our community, and help us understand the complexities of our culture and our time. Currently, one of the most popular ways to tell a story is the podcast phenomenon, where a group of people research, discuss, and present, using different strategies, an attractive story to an audience eager to learn about and enjoy a good oral narration. This class proposes an original and innovative approach to the literature and culture of the Spanish Baroque. During the semester, we will explore the different ways a life was recounted in the 17th century. At the same time, we will explore the podcast format as a model of contemporary mass communication. The final objective of the class will be to create a series of original podcast episodes, composed by the students, about different figures of the Spanish Baroque.