This course examines contemporary Andean literature. Students will read and discuss essays and novels by representative contemporary authors to learn about historical events and analyze how these texts are built.
Method of presentation:
Discussion, class workshops, student presentations.
Required work and form of assessment:
Class participation (10%); oral presentation (10%); class workshops (5%); reading comprehension exercises (in-class or homework) (5%); four one- to three-page essays (40%); mid-term exam (15%); final exam (15%).
Each student will choose one author and theme for a 10-minute oral presentation. Class workshops are
30-minute group exercises in which students analyze fragments of text and answer questions posed by the instructor.
content:
1. Introduction to twentieth century Latin American literature and how it relates to contemporary Latin American Literature. Stepping into modernity: The Boom’s literary antecedents and social meanings. Pros and cons. Required Weekly Reading: Borges, Emma Zunz and Borges y yo. Rulfo. García Márquez. Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo. Rama. Vargas Llosa.
2. Colombia. A Parody of Magic Realism. Violence and drugs in the underworld. Required Weekly Reading: Restrepo. Franco. Recommended Weekly Reading: Mery Giraldo.
3. Perú. The sentimental novel: a playful approach. Gays and the Peruvian upper class. Required Weekly Reading: Echenique. Baily. Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo. Vargas Llosa.
4. Ecuador. Sex and virtual reality. Utopian political failures. Death in Quito, an Andean city. Required Weekly Reading: Vallejo. Ubidia. Noriega. Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo.
5. Bolivia. Neoliberalism and globalization. Guerrilas and Religion. Required Weekly Reading: Paz Soldán. Julio de la Vega. Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo. Vargas Llosa.
6. Conclusions. Issues in post-Boom contemporary Latin American Literature: the failure of utopian social goals; unique but meaningful love stories; a seemingly less demanding writing style that is easier to read. Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo. Vargas Llosa. Ulchur.
Required readings:
Baily, Jaime. No se lo digas a nadie. 2002.
Borges, Jorge Luis. Borges y yo. 1982.
Borges, Jorge Luis. Emma Zunz. 1982.
Bryce Echenique, Alfredo. El huerto de mi amada. 2002.
De la Vega, Julio. Matías, el apóstol suplente. 1986.
Franco, Jorge. Rosario Tijeras. 2004.
García Márquez, Gabriel. Del amor y otros demonios. 1997.
Noriega, Alfredo. De que nada se sabe. 2003.
Paz Soldán, Edmundo. El delirio de Turing. 2004.
Restrepo, Laura. Dulce compañias. 2002.
Rulfo, Juan. Pedro Páramo. 1965.
Ubidia, Abdón. La madriguera. 2004.
Vallejo, Raúl. Acoso textual. 2002.
Recommended readings:
Ferreira, César and Ismael Márquez. Los mundos de Alfredo Bryce Echenique. Lima: Fondo Editorial Universidad Católica del Perú, 1994. 20 pages.
Garganigo, Sklodowska et al. Huellas de las literaturas hispanoamericanas. New Jersey: Prentice May, 2002. 20 pages.
Mery Giraldo, Luz. Fin de siglo: narrativa colombiana. Cali: Centro editorial javeriano CEJA, 1995. 50 pages.
Rama, Angel. La novela en América Latina. Xalapa, Méjico: Universidad Veracruzana, 1986. 30 pages.
Ulchur, Iván C.G. García Márquez: del humor y otros dominios. Quito, Eskeletra, 1997. 30 pages.
Vargas Llosa, Mario. La verdad de las mentiras. Bogotá: Seix Barral, 1990. 10 pages.
This course examines contemporary Andean literature. Students will read and discuss essays and novels by representative contemporary authors to learn about historical events and analyze how these texts are built.
Discussion, class workshops, student presentations.
Class participation (10%); oral presentation (10%); class workshops (5%); reading comprehension exercises (in-class or homework) (5%); four one- to three-page essays (40%); mid-term exam (15%); final exam (15%).
Each student will choose one author and theme for a 10-minute oral presentation. Class workshops are
30-minute group exercises in which students analyze fragments of text and answer questions posed by the instructor.
1. Introduction to twentieth century Latin American literature and how it relates to contemporary Latin American Literature. Stepping into modernity: The Boom’s literary antecedents and social meanings. Pros and cons.
Required Weekly Reading: Borges, Emma Zunz and Borges y yo. Rulfo. García Márquez.
Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo. Rama. Vargas Llosa.
2. Colombia. A Parody of Magic Realism. Violence and drugs in the underworld.
Required Weekly Reading: Restrepo. Franco.
Recommended Weekly Reading: Mery Giraldo.
3. Perú. The sentimental novel: a playful approach. Gays and the Peruvian upper class.
Required Weekly Reading: Echenique. Baily.
Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo. Vargas Llosa.
4. Ecuador. Sex and virtual reality. Utopian political failures. Death in Quito, an Andean city.
Required Weekly Reading: Vallejo. Ubidia. Noriega.
Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo.
5. Bolivia. Neoliberalism and globalization. Guerrilas and Religion.
Required Weekly Reading: Paz Soldán. Julio de la Vega.
Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo. Vargas Llosa.
6. Conclusions. Issues in post-Boom contemporary Latin American Literature: the failure of utopian social goals; unique but meaningful love stories; a seemingly less demanding writing style that is easier to read.
Recommended Weekly Reading: Garganigo. Vargas Llosa. Ulchur.
Baily, Jaime. No se lo digas a nadie. 2002.
Borges, Jorge Luis. Borges y yo. 1982.
Borges, Jorge Luis. Emma Zunz. 1982.
Bryce Echenique, Alfredo. El huerto de mi amada. 2002.
De la Vega, Julio. Matías, el apóstol suplente. 1986.
Franco, Jorge. Rosario Tijeras. 2004.
García Márquez, Gabriel. Del amor y otros demonios. 1997.
Noriega, Alfredo. De que nada se sabe. 2003.
Paz Soldán, Edmundo. El delirio de Turing. 2004.
Restrepo, Laura. Dulce compañias. 2002.
Rulfo, Juan. Pedro Páramo. 1965.
Ubidia, Abdón. La madriguera. 2004.
Vallejo, Raúl. Acoso textual. 2002.