MW, 2-5pm, Buchanan D314
Description
Major texts, authors, periods, and genres of Hispanic literature; key concepts, terminology, and practices of literary analysis that serve as a foundation for higher-level Spanish literature courses. We will focus on poetry, fiction, the essay, and drama from Spain and Latin America, from the fourteenth century to the present.
Language
Though this course is taught in Spanish, it is not a language course and your Spanish proficiency will not be directly tested or assessed. You will not be penalized for mistakes in spoken Spanish. Your written Spanish will only be penalized if it is unintelligible (in the case of your blog entries and exams) or shows signs of carelessness (in the case of your final essay).
Almost all the texts we are reading can be found in one or other of the following two books:
- Julie Ann Ward, Antología abierta de literatura hispana. 3a edición. (PDF)
- Edward Friedman, Teresa Valdivieso, and Carmelo Virgilio, Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica. Seventh Edition. New York: McGraw Hill, 2012.
You will also need a good Spanish dictionary.
- Attendance and participation. 15%
- Weekly blog and comments. 25%
- Group research/editing project. 35%
- Final exam. 25%
Jon Beasley-Murray, jon.beasley-murray@ubc.ca. Office hours TBA, or you can ask to meet at another time.
If you are having problems of any sort, get in touch before they have the chance to get out of control. I want you to do well in this course just as much as you do.
