SPAN 367 - Spanish Literature and Culture from the 1800s to the Present

This course examines Spanish literature and culture from 1800s to the present. The course will focus on short story, poetry, drama, essay, novel, and cinema in relation to the major literary movements and periods in Spain (romanticism, pre-modernism, realism, naturalism, vanguardias, civil war, postwar, democracy, and new millennium). Among the authors included are Emilia P. Bazán, Gustavo A. Bécquer, Benito P. Galdós, Vicente Huidobro, Pedro Almodóvar, Federico G. Lorca, Antonio and Manuel Machado, Carmen M. Gaite, and Luis Buñuel. The goal is to help students develop an extensive knowledge of the selected works within a broader socio-political and cultural national and global context, to enhance their skills in the Spanish language, and to develop a critical and analytical thought. Theoretical exposition will be combined with collective discussion based on active and spontaneous participation, weekly readings and comprehension handouts, and oral presentations. The course follows an interdisciplinary approach to the study of literature, with additional emphasis on cinema. A selection of documentaries, paintings, journal articles, artistic adaptations, and other forms of popular culture will be used along with the main texts to familiarize students with the cultural developments of the Spanish literary and visual art scene. Prerequisite: Any three of SPAN 226, 250, 310, or 350 or permission of instructor. Group III Humanities/Literature. Diversity.