SPN 453 REALISMO MAGICO OR REAL MARAVILLOSO
Realismo mágico (magical realism) or lo real maravilloso americano (marvelous American reality) are terms used to describe the cultural production of certain twentieth-century Latin American writers. Magical realists such as Cuban Alejo Carpentier posit a theory of lo real maravilloso americano portraying a Latin American continent. Through the lens of magical realism we will explore identity and how magical realist techniques function to subvert systems of power.
Prerequisite
two courses at the upper 300-level (numbered SPN 350-399).
Notes
Taught in Spanish.