ESPAÑOL 352

SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE II

 

 

 

Profesora:  Dra. Ruth Budd                                       Teléfono:  395-2070

Oficina:  T3A                                                       rbudd@longwood.edu

Horas de oficina:  TBA

 

 

DESCRIPCIÓN DEL CURSO:  A study of selected writings of Spanish American authors from the nineteenth century to the present.  Prerequisite:  Spanish 202 or equivalent.  Spanish 320 recommended.  3 credits.

 

OBJETIVOS DEL CURSO:  Students will:

 

1.     identify and discuss the importance of the major literary movements of Spanish America from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries:  Romanticismo, Modernismo, Posmodernismo, Vanguardismo, Posvanguardismo, “Boom,” Post-Boom, Período Contemporáneo.  (Outcomes 1,2,3—G.E. criteria 1,4)

 

2.     identify the major Spanish American authors of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, their best-known works, and their styles of writing.  (Outcomes 1,2,3—G.E. criteria 1,3,4,5,6,7).

 

3.     demonstrate proper MLA research techniques, including familiarity with internet resources for Hispanic literature, through the preparation of a 6-8 page investigative term paper written in Spanish.  (Outcomes 1,2,3—G.E. criteria 6,7).

 

4.     use proper literary terminology to analyze literary works of selected Spanish American authors.  (Outcomes 1,2,3—G.E. criteria 1,2,3,4,5).

 

5.     explain the relationship of historical and political events taking place within and without Spanish America to the literature produced during specific time periods.  (Outcomes 1,2,3—G.E. criteria 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9).

 

6.     explain the role of minority groups in the literature of the period:  women, indigenous groups, Africans, Orientals, etc, as well as individuals writing in exile due to political persecution  (Outcomes 1,2,3—G.E. criteria 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9).

 

7.     demonstrate the ability to work independently using a variety of supplementary materials (scholarly books and journals, internet, videos, satellite broadcasts) in order to prepare and present oral and written reports on assigned authors and works and to contribute fully to daily class discussions.  (Outcomes 1,2,3—G.E. criteria 1,2,6,7).

 

 

TEXTOS REQUERIDOS: 

 

Chang Rodríguez, Raquel & Malva E. Filer.  Voces de Hispanoamérica:  Antología literaria.  2nd edition.

 

A GOOD Spanish-English dictionary

 

Copies of other required readings will be placed on reserve in the library.

 

 

REQUISITOS DEL CURSO:

 

1.     Participación  15%.  This includes thorough preparation for each class and ACTIVE participation in discussions and all class activities.  It is impossible to hide in the background during class meetings, since each student will be expected to contribute fully to each class.  This will be impossible if you have not thoroughly studied before arriving.  It is not enough to skim over the assigned readings—many are complicated and you will need to devote significant time and effort to understanding them.

2.     Classwork, homework, and presentations  15%.  Assigned written homework, individual and partner presentations, brief essays . . .

3.     Quizzes  10%.  These will usually be unannounced quizzes on anything previously covered or on the day’s assigned readings.  They will check preparation and comprehension.  *Note:  No unannounced quiz may be made up, even if you have an unexcused absence, because obviously it would not then be a “surprise” quiz.  At least one unannounced quiz grade will be dropped from your final average.

4.     Mid-term Exam  15%.  The mid-term will consist of several sections such as  identify, short answer, and essay.  The best way to prepare for it is to do each day’s readings and assignments and to pay careful attention to class lectures and discussions.

5.     Term Paper  15%.  This paper will be written following Modern Language Association style (your instructor will explain this).  It will be an investigative paper of 6-8 typed double spaced pages and will require you to investigate an approved topic concerning, for example, literary styles, themes, political, sociological or psychological context of a work or author, etc.  It should not be a biographical sketch.  *Only papers with previously approved topics will be accepted.

6.     Final Exam  25%.  The final exam will be comprehensive.

7.  Cultural Activities  5%.  You will be required to attend a minimum of 3 approved

cultural activities.  These include such things as concerts, dramas, and lectures in Spanish and/or on Hispanic topics, attendance at authentic Hispanic restaurants (providing you speak Spanish there!) and other options your instructor will announce.  If you know of something happening nearby, please let us know so that we can announce it to other students.

 

**No assignments will be accepted late without the prior consent of the instructor.  Work must be prepared and turned in at the beginning of the class when it is due.

 

ATTENDANCE:   All students should read the Longwood attendance policy as stated in the college catalog.  Missing seven classes for any reason, excused or unexcused, will result in an F for the course.  Any student missing more than three classes will have his/her grade lowered by one letter.  Please note the following:

 

1.     You are expected to arrive to class on time and to remain for the entire class period.  Arriving tardy two times will constitute one unexcused absence, as will leaving early twice, or a combination of the two. 

2.     It is the teacher’s decision whether an absence is excused or unexcused.  Examples of unexcused absences include (but are not limited to) the following:

a.     Team practices

b.     Club and Organization meetings

c.     Meetings with another teacher or administrator

d.     Telephone registration

e.     Routine doctor/dentist appointments

f.      Sorority/fraternity functions

g.     Community service projects

h.     Taking a friend somewhere, i.e. to the doctor, hospital, etc.

i.      Studying for another class

j.      Preparing work for THIS class

 

**When in doubt, ask before missing class!

 

3.     If you miss a class, excused or unexcused, this in no way excuses you from being prepared for subsequent classes.  In other words, you are not excused from handing in homework, studying for the next day’s lesson, being prepared for unannounced quizzes, etc.  It is YOUR responsibility to find out from a classmate or your teacher what you missed and what you should have ready for the next day’s class.

4.     Work missed as a result of an unexcused absence may not be made up.  If you miss class on the day homework is due (without an excuse), the homework will not be graded.

 

**PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES BEFORE ENTERING THIS CLASS.

 

CÓDIGO DE HONOR:  The Longwood honor code will be followed in this class.  All work designated as individual work must be pledged in order for it to be graded.  This includes term papers, quizzes, and exams, homework (unless you are given permission to work together) oral presentations, etc.  When in doubt, ask your instructor before seeking help from someone else.

 

BIBLIOGRAFÍA SUPLEMENTAL:  The following books will be placed on reserve in the library.  They contain material on individual authors, literary styles, and history, and may be helpful to you for your term papers, as well as for preparing class reports and for better understanding material from the text and lectures.

 

Agosin.  A Dream of Light and Shadow

Brotherson.  Latin American Poetry:  Origins and Presence

González Echeverría & Pupo Walker, eds.  The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature, Vol. 2

Franco.  An Introduction to Spanish American Literature.

Foster.  Studies in the Contemporary Spanish American Short Story

Linstrom.  Spanish American Fiction.

Meyer & Olmos.  Contemporary Women Authors of Latin America.  Vol. 1

Stavens.  Julio Cortázar.

 

Journals:  Romance Notes, Hispania, Hispanófila, Américas.

 

Videos:  There are numerous videos pertinent to the individual authors we will study.  These include Borges, Cortázar, García Márquez, Allende, etc.

 

Websites.  There are many websites with good information concerning Spanish American literature.  Your instructor will give you specific sites in class.

 

HORARIO TENTATIVO DE CLASES:  This schedule may be modified at any point during the semester.  Please pay careful attention to each day’s assignments and listen for announcement of any changes.

 

Week 1—Introducción.  La literatura hispánica antes del modernismo. 

    Modernismo.  José Martí.  Lea 221-229, 230, 232,236 para la próxima semana.

 

Week 2—Modernismo.  Martí.  Rubén Darío.  Lea 265-272, 306-319 para la próxima semana.

 

Week 3—Darío. Intro al Capítulo 4.  Lecturas de Horacio Quiroga .  Lea 320-328,346-353 para la próxima semana.

 

Week 4—Quiroga.  Gabriela Mistral.  Lea 346-353,355-358 para la próxima semana.

 

Week 5—Mistral.  Alfonsina Storni.  César Vallejo. Vincente Huidobro.  Lea 360-362, 367-373,424-423 para la próxima semana.

 

Week 6—Pablo Neruda.  Nicolás Guillén.  Lea 402-405,406-407, 383-385, 387 para la próxima semana.

 

Week 7—Jorge Luis Borges.  Lecturas TBA .  Repaso para examen.

 

Week 8  MIDTERM EXAM.  Lea introducción al capítulo 5 (444-453).  La nueva narrativa.  Intro a Julio Cortázar.

 

Week 9  Spring Break

 

Week 10—Cortázar.  Rosario Castellanos (Lecturas TBA).

 

Week 11—Castellanos.  Carlos Fuentes.  Lea 505-515, 516-524 para la próxima semana.

 

Week 12—Gabriel García Márquez.  Lea 552-563 para la próxima semana.

 

Week 13—Isabel Allende, Rosario Ferré.  Lea 538-544 para la próxima semana.

 

Week 14—Ferré.  Elena Poniatowska.

 

Week 15—Informes de estudiantes.

 

Week 16—Conclusiones finales y repaso para examen final.

 

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