SPAN6653MA-L11
Jalisciense Narrative in 20C
THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN GUADALAJARA
Jalisciense Narrative of the 20th Century
The course will study the works of the most important writers from this state of Western Mexico (Jalisco, the state in which Guadalajara is located), that have had a profound influence in the literary panorama of the 20th-century: Juan Rulfo, Agustín Yáñez, Juan José Arreola, and Mariano Azuela. We will study diverse literary aspects of their works using a variety of critical approaches, different aesthetics, and a sociocultural perspective, always considering the social and historical contexts in which these authors have elaborated their fictional worlds. The course will be complemented with visual texts (photographs), films, and recordings made by the authors. (1 unit)
Required texts: Juan Rulfo, Pedro Páramo; Juan Rulfo, El llano en llamas; Juan José Arreola, Confabulario; Juan José Arreola, Estas páginas mías (antología); Agustín Yáñez, Al filo del agua; Agustín Yáñez, Tres cuentos; Mariano Azuela, Los de abajo. Texts available in Mexico except for Tres cuentos which will be available in Vermont.
Jalisciense Narrative of the 20th Century
The course will study the works of the most important writers from this state of Western Mexico (Jalisco, the state in which Guadalajara is located), that have had a profound influence in the literary panorama of the 20th-century: Juan Rulfo, Agustín Yáñez, Juan José Arreola, and Mariano Azuela. We will study diverse literary aspects of their works using a variety of critical approaches, different aesthetics, and a sociocultural perspective, always considering the social and historical contexts in which these authors have elaborated their fictional worlds. The course will be complemented with visual texts (photographs), films, and recordings made by the authors. (1 unit)
Required texts: Juan Rulfo, Pedro Páramo; Juan Rulfo, El llano en llamas; Juan José Arreola, Confabulario; Juan José Arreola, Estas páginas mías (antología); Agustín Yáñez, Al filo del agua; Agustín Yáñez, Tres cuentos; Mariano Azuela, Los de abajo. Texts available in Mexico except for Tres cuentos which will be available in Vermont.
- Term:
- Summer 2011, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Mexico
- Schedule:
- 11:10am-12:10pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jun 30, 2011 to Aug 12, 2011)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Gerardo Gutierrez Cham
- Subject:
- Spanish
- Department:
- Spanish (& Portuguese UG)
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Literature
- Levels:
- Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60323
- Subject Code:
- SPAN
- Course Number:
- 6653M
- Section Identifier:
- A