SPN5008 Short Stories From Latin Amer
This course is an introduction to the Latin American short story genre focusing on the evolution and variety of Latin American short stories in the 20th and the 21st centuries. Short stories of different literary periods (realism, naturalism, criollismo, indigenismo, existentialism, avant-garde, etc.) will be analyzed, discussed and critiqued in class. Theory on the short story genre will be also studied. The course will enable students to gain a better understanding of literary, cultural, and historical trends in the Latin American world. Selections will include works of internationally renowned authors such as G. García Marquez (Colombia), C. Fuentes (Mexico), M. Benedetti (Uruguay), J. L. Borges (Argentina), A. Carpentier (Cuba), J. Cortazar (Argentina), and some other authors. The course is taught in Spanish.