Aims

At the end of this course, the student:
- will be broadly familiar with continental and regional contemporary Spanish-American literature;
- will be able to analyse literary works (narrative and poetic) by situating them in their context and by identifying the aesthetic, philosophical, ideological, and/or political issues underlying them.

Main themes

The course will offer an overview of contemporary Hispano-American literature, from the "post-boom" until now, by putting forward a "red wire" which will be the subject of general theoretical consideration and of a series of particular analyses. Students will examine the historiography of contemporary literature and in particular the intertextual dimension of works and currents that appear within the framework of post-modernity in Latin America ("collage" poetry, the "new" historical novel, etc.), which will lead to a reconsideration of concepts such as multicultural identity and related to the national and continental history. These analyses will lead to a discussion of the circulation and reception of literary works in Latin America.

Content and teaching methods

The course will be based on a whole of readings for those theoretical questions examined in greater detail, as well on a series of literary works analysed in class.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Other information (Prerequisite, Evaluation, Course materials etc.)

Prerequisite Spanish language courses I, II, and III, and ROM 1537.
Evaluation An oral exam based on a written paper.
Course materials An anthology of texts, reader.

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