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Proposing Department or Program: Modern Languages Chair/contact: Olga Juzyn DEPT/PROG CODE (e.g., ENGL, PHYS, AFRI) FREN Course number: 115 Catalog title: Literature of the French Speaking World Prerequisites: FREN 113 or consent of the Chair Credits: (General Education courses are four credits) 4 Category in General Education ☐First-year seminar (FYS ☐First-year writing (FYW ☐Connections (C) Distribution ☐Mathematics ☐Natural Science (lab required) ☐Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning ☐History X Literature ☐Social and Behavioral Sciences ☐Arts – Visual and Performing General Education Outcomes that will be formally addressed and assessed in this course: X Written Communication X Critical and Creative Thinking ☐Research Fluency X Oral Communication ☐Collaborative Work ☐Arts ☐Civic Knowledge ☐Ethical Reasoning X Global Understanding ☐Quantitative Literacy ☐Scientific Literacy

It is acknowledged that courses in the distribution are content-based and that students are expected to learn the material and demonstrate competence in a manner appropriate to the discipline.

Explain briefly how this course will meet the General Education Outcomes. Describe the kinds of assignments in which the assigned outcomes will be assessed.

FREN 115 addresses Written communication, Critical and Creative Thinking, Oral Communication, and Global Understanding as follows:

Written communication: FREN 115 is a second semester intermediate course in French. At this level, students apply their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in formal and informal writing assignments, which range from writing plot summaries, theses, short interpretive essays utilizing techniques of literary analysis to longer critical analyses with revisions. Instructors will assess correct, grammatical use of French, appropriate vocabulary, clear theses, proper use of syntax, and logical progression of arguments.

Oral Communication: Typically language courses in the Modern Languages department use the communicative approach, which creates continuous opportunity for oral expression. At this level students are expected to express themselves solely in the target language, to build vocabulary, and to make clearly articulated arguments. Students will prepare oral presentations on specific topics and will learn to anticipate questions from their audience.

Critical and Creative Thinking: In FREN 115 students learn to identify the literariness of works of literature, to read works of literature closely, to identify themes and textual strategies, to articulate with clarity and accuracy interpretations using basic tools of literary analysis, to reflect upon their own position as readers and avoid imposing meanings on texts. Students also learn to consider and respond with evidence to the points of view of others.

Global Understanding: The readings for FREN 115 come from France and countries in Africa and the Caribbean and are studied in their social and historical contexts. Students will learn to identify country- specific themes as well as themes and literary styles that are historically determined and are shared across borders.

Include a current syllabus that meets the General Education syllabus format. How often will this course be offered? Fall and Spring Number and frequency of sections to be offered (students/semester or /year)? One per semester FREN 115 Literature of the French Speaking World (GE distribution)

An introduction to the literature of France and the Francophone world. Through close readings of major authors, diverse genres and themes, students will learn techniques of literary analysis and continue to develop speaking, reading, and writing skills in French. Prerequisite : French 113, the equivalent, or consent of the Chair. 4 credits Gen. Ed. Distribution: Literature

DESCRIPTION This course is an introductory course to literary and cultural landmarks of French and Francophone cultures. Students will explore major authors and their literary works from a variety of genres and media including short stories, novels, poetry, fables, plays, songs, journal articles, and films from different historical periods. Students will learn how to develop reading and writing strategies and how to appreciate works as literary texts that reflect the soul of the French and Francophone peoples and the cultural (geographical, social, historical) contexts in which they were produced. Text selections will reflect themes such as place, identity, love and war, sexuality, values, the nature of life, the relationship between reason and emotions, as well as philosophical issues. The course will be conducted in French.

General Education Outcomes: • Critical Thinking, assessed through writing and oral assignments utilizing reading strategies, analysis of texts. • Written Communication, assessed through written assignments such as critical essays, journals, short papers. • Oral communication, assessed through oral presentations.

Prerequisite : French 113, the equivalent, or consent by the Chair.

OBJECTIVES and METHODOLOGY • Develop text comprehension (identification and discussion of key elements). • Develop reading strategies. • Introduction to basic literary concepts such as genre, movements. • Identification of the main narrative techniques such as viewpoint, distance, irony. • Development of writing strategies. Writing activities following the MLA style format. • Understanding the different cultural contexts and cultural perspectives embedded in the text. • Awareness of what constitutes literature, what makes literature “classic” and a work of art. • Appreciation of literature. • Continued knowledge of the French language.

COURSE WORK: In-class informal writing: theses, summaries, titles, questions Weekly short papers Interpretive analyses of texts and or themes, with revisions Oral presentations on assigned topics Quizzes

TOPICS and Calendar

Week 1 Course introduction Genre : The Fable Le Loup et l’Agneau -- in-class reading Cultural context, 17th century, Louis XIV Court Theme : power and social classes ------Genre : Poetry V. Hugo, 19th century Demain dès l’aube, Elle avait pris ce pli Theme : Paternal love and sorrow Ronsard, 16th century, Mignonne….. a comparison with Queneau, Si tu t’imagines 20th century, pastiche and parody of Mignonne. Debunking high culture Theme : courtly love

Week 2 Francophone Literature and culture -- Poems of Negritude Prière d’un petit enfant nègre (1943) Guy Tirolien, Guadeloupe Theme : Children and Resistance to the French educational system Solde, Blanchi, Léon Damas, French Guiana, Pigments, 1937 Theme : Colonial context. Loss of Self. Alienation. Refusal to be assimilated in a colonial context ------Genre : Film : Les Quatre Cents Coups ou Pocket Money, Truffaut (99 minutes) Theme : Children and French education, the suffering of children

Week 3 Continue Les Quatre Cents Coups ------L’Enfant noir, Camara Laye, Guinea, 1953 Genre: Autobiography Theme: Colonialism: the irreconcilable clash between a French and an African education. Exploration and celebration of African values.

Week 4 Continue L’Enfant noir ------Genre : Folktale Madame Le Prince de Beaumont, La Belle et la Bête, 1756 Genre : Film adaptation : Cocteau, La Belle et la Bête, 1946 with a touch of surrealism Theme : Sibling rivalry. True love and appearance. The dual nature of human beings, our humanity and animality. Sexual desire.

Draft of first critical essay

Week 5 Continue La Belle et la Bête

------Genre : Philosophical tale -- Saint Exupery, Le Petit Prince, 1943 Theme : The importance of keeping a childlike innocence Responsibility in friendship and love ------Continue Le Petit Prince

Week 6 Genre : Short story -- 19th century, Maupassant Une Partie de campagne, 1881 Literary movement : Realism Theme : Influence of nature on sexual desire Genre : Film adaptation, Une partie de campagne, Jean Renoir, 1936 Painting in literature: Impressionism in Renoir, Caillebotte, Monet

Final draft of the first critical essay

Week 7 Continue Une partie de campagne ------Genre: Play, Molière, 17th century, Le Malade imaginaire or Becket, En attendant Godot, 1953 Theatre of the Absurd Theme : The tragicomedy of the human condition. Existential issues. The issue of “over interpreting” in literature.

Week 8 Continue En Attendant Godot ------Genre – Comics (Bande dessinée) -- Planches de Claire Brétécher Satirizing Bourgeois society

Week 9 Genre : Poetry : Verlaine, Mon rêve familier, Colloque sentimental Theme : Love and nostalgia ------Baudelaire, L’Albatros Rimbaud, Le Dormeur du val, Ma bohême Theme : Portrait of the poet and mission of poetry. Changing the world through revolt.

Week 10 Genre : Novel -- Camus, L’Étranger, 1942 Literary Movement : L’Absurde et l’Existentialisme Philosophical texts : Sartre, L’Existentialisme est un humanisme (1946), Le Mythe de Sisyphe, 1942 L’Homme révolté 1951 (excerpts) Theme : philosophy in literature. Exploration of the human condition.

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Week 11 Continue, Camus, L’Étranger ------Continue, L’Étranger

Week 12 Genre : Film as text, as literature Hiroshima Mon amour, Alain Resnais, 1959 Script by Marguerite Duras Theme : War, love and responsibility. Memory and forgetfulness. Literature by women. ------

Continue, Hiroshima mon amour

First draft of the second critical essay.

Week 13 Genre : Journalistic writing. Emile Zola, « J’accuse », in L’Aurore Technique : Argumentation and persuasion.

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Continue, journalistic writing

Week 14 Genre : Songs, Poetry into song: Brassens and Jacques Brel ------Final draft of the second critical essay

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Proposing Department or Program: Modern Languages Chair/contact: Olga Juzyn DEPT/PROG CODE (e.g., ENGL, PHYS, AFRI) ITAL Course number: 115 Catalog title: Literature of Italy Prerequisites: ITAL 113 or consent of the Chair Credits: (General Education courses are four credits) 4 Category in General Education ☐First-year seminar (FYS ☐First-year writing (FYW ☐Connections (C) Distribution ☐Mathematics ☐Natural Science (lab required) ☐Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning ☐History X Literature ☐Social and Behavioral Sciences ☐Arts – Visual and Performing General Education Outcomes that will be formally addressed and assessed in this course: X Written Communication X Critical and Creative Thinking ☐Research Fluency X Oral Communication ☐Collaborative Work ☐Arts ☐Civic Knowledge ☐Ethical Reasoning X Global Understanding ☐Quantitative Literacy ☐Scientific Literacy

It is acknowledged that courses in the distribution are content-based and that students are expected to learn the material and demonstrate competence in a manner appropriate to the discipline.

Explain briefly how this course will meet the General Education Outcomes. Describe the kinds of assignments in which the assigned outcomes will be assessed.

ITAL 115 addresses Written Communication, Critical and Creative Thinking, Oral Communication, and Global Understanding as follows:

Written communication: ITAL 115 is a second semester intermediate course in Italian. At this level, students apply their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in formal and informal writing assignments, which range from writing plot summaries, theses, short interpretive essays utilizing techniques of literary analysis to longer critical analyses with revisions. Instructors will assess grammatically correct use of Italian, appropriate vocabulary, clear theses, proper use of syntax, and logical progression of arguments.

Critical and Creative Thinking: In ITAL 115 students learn to identify the literariness of works of literature, to read works of literature closely, to identify themes and textual strategies, to articulate with clarity and accuracy interpretations using basic tools of literary analysis, to reflect upon their own position as readers and avoid imposing meanings on texts. Students also learn to consider and respond with evidence to the points of view of others.

Global Understanding: The readings for ITAL 115 come from Italy and are studied in their social and historical contexts. Students will learn to identify country-specific themes as well as themes and literary styles that are historically determined and are shared across borders.

Description

This course is an introductory course to literary and cultural landmarks of Italy. Students will explore major authors and their literary works from a variety of genres and media including short stories, novels, poetry, plays, songs, journal articles, and films from different historical periods. Students will learn how to develop reading and writing strategies and how to appreciate works as literary texts that reflect the soul of the Italian peoples and the cultural (geographical, social, historical) contexts in which they were produced. Text selections will reflect themes such as place, identity, love and war, sexuality, values, the nature of life, the relationship between reason and emotions, as well as philosophical issues. The course will be conducted in Italian.

Objectives:

• To develop text comprehension (identification and discussion of key elements) • To develop reading strategies • To introduce students to basic literary concepts and various genres • To identify major narrative techniques • To develop writing strategies and to produce various forms of writing in MLA format • To understand different cultural contexts (social, historical, geographical) and the cultural perspectives embedded in the text • To raise awareness of what constitutes literature • To use literature as a means of developing advanced grammar and conversation • To develop an appreciation of literature, opera, and cinema as a means to develop linguistic competency and cultural understanding

COURSE WORK:

• In-class informal writing: theses, summaries, titles, questions • Weekly short papers • Interpretive analyses of texts and or themes, with revisions • Oral presentations on assigned topics • Quizzes

Topics and Calendar

Week 1: Course Introduction Giuseppe Verdi: La donna è mobile from Rigoletto THEME: Opera and Censorship in 19th century Italy Giuseppe Verdi: Va, pensiero from Nabucco THEME: Opera and the Risorgimento. Music and politics in 19th century Italy Week 2: La Giara by Luigi Pirandello Multi-Media: A piedi nudi sul palco Short film by Andrea Rovetta (2007) THEME: Italian Theater: From Commedia dell’arte to Pirandello to Modern Italian Theater Week 3: READING: La Giara by Luigi Pirandello (continued) Current Newspaper articles reviewing Theater/Opera/Cinema Performances Sources: La Repubblica, La Nazione, La Stampa, etc. Writing Extension: Writing a Review of an Italian performance Week 4: READING 1: I vestiti Nuovi dell’Imperatore READING 2: Current Newspaper articles from a variety of sources reviewing FASHION WEEK MILANO: La Repubblica, La Nazione, La Stampa, etc. Language: Use of passato remoto in storytelling and journalistic writing THEME: From Fairy to Tales to Modern Fashion: The importance of Fashion in Italian Life FIRST DRAFT OF CRITICAL ANALYSIS Week 5: Reading: Inferno Canto III by Dante Alighieri Strategy: Making inferences and recognizing metaphors Week 6: Reading: Il lungo viaggio by Leonardo Scascia THEME: Struggles of Italian (Sicilian) Immigrants in New World FINAL DRAFT OF CRITICAL ANALYSYS Week 7: Reading: Un Italiano in America By Beppe Severgnini THEME: Comedic writing as a tool for cultural analysis Week 8: Multi-Media: La cosa più bella del mondo a film by G Valencia READING: Current Newspaper articles from a variety of sources: La Repubblica, La Nazione, La Stampa, etc. THEME: Economic struggles in Modern Italy Week 9: READING: Se una notte d’inverno un viaggiatore by Italo Calvino Strategy: Identifying Point of View Week 10: REDING: Va’ dove ti porta il cuore by Susanna Tamaro Strategy: Identifying Point of View Week 11: MULTI-MEDIA: Lo Sguardo Ritrovato Marco Ottaviano Graziano THEME: Generational Differences in Contemporary Italy Strategy: Identifying Point of View Week 12: READING: Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare from Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri READING 2: Francesca da Rimini from Divina Commedia, Inferno CantoV by Dante Alighieri THEME: Love in Dante’s Heaven and Hell: Beatrice and Francesca da Rimini FIRST DRAFT OF LITEERARY ANALYSIS Week 13: READING: Come parlare degli animalI by Umberto Eco Strategy: Summarizing in your own words Week 14: READING: Various Short Stories from Tante Storie per Giocare by Gianni Rodari THEME: Giochi di parole (Word play) in children’s literature as a means of developing nuanced language FINAL DRAFT OF LITERARY ANALYSIS

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Proposing Department or Program: Modern Languages Chair/contact: Olga Juzyn DEPT/PROG CODE (e.g., ENGL, PHYS, AFRI) PORT Course number: 115 Catalog title: Literature of the Portuguese Speaking World Prerequisites: PORT 113 or consent of the Chair Credits: (General Education courses are four credits) 4 Category in General Education ☐First-year seminar (FYS ☐First-year writing (FYW ☐Connections (C) Distribution ☐Mathematics ☐Natural Science (lab required) ☐Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning ☐History X Literature ☐Social and Behavioral Sciences ☐Arts – Visual and Performing General Education Outcomes that will be formally addressed and assessed in this course: X Written Communication X Critical and Creative Thinking ☐Research Fluency X Oral Communication ☐Collaborative Work ☐Arts ☐Civic Knowledge ☐Ethical Reasoning X Global Understanding ☐Quantitative Literacy ☐Scientific Literacy

It is acknowledged that courses in the distribution are content-based and that students are expected to learn the material and demonstrate competence in a manner appropriate to the discipline.

Explain briefly how this course will meet the General Education Outcomes. Describe the kinds of assignments in which the assigned outcomes will be assessed.

PORT 115 addresses Written Communication, Critical and Creative Thinking, Oral Communication, and Global Understanding as follows:

Written communication: PORT 115 is a second semester intermediate course in Portuguese. At this level, students apply their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in formal and informal writing assignments, which range from writing plot summaries, theses, short interpretive essays utilizing techniques of literary analysis to longer critical analyses with revisions. Instructors will assess grammatically correct use of Portuguese, appropriate vocabulary, clear theses, proper use of syntax, and logical progression of arguments.

Critical and Creative Thinking: In PORT 115 students learn to identify the literariness of works of literature, to read works of literature closely, to identify themes and textual strategies, to articulate with clarity and accuracy interpretations using basic tools of literary analysis, to reflect upon their own position as readers and avoid imposing meanings on texts. Students also learn to consider and respond with evidence to the points of view of others.

Global Understanding: The readings for PORT 115 come from Portugal, the Islands, Africa, and Brazil and are studied in their social and historical contexts. Students will learn to identify country-specific themes as well as themes and literary styles that are historically determined and are shared across borders.

Include a current syllabus that meets the General Education syllabus format. How often will this course be offered? Fall and Spring Number and frequency of sections to be offered (students/semester or /year)? One per semester PORT 115: Introduction to Literature in Portuguese.

Course Description: PORT 115 is an introductory course to the study of Literature written in Portuguese. Emphasis is placed on the analysis and interpretation of literary texts and on the appreciation of the literary and cultural diversity of the Lusophone world (Portuguese-speaking nations in Europe, South America and Africa). This class is conducted entirely in Portuguese.

Course Objectives: Students will be introduced to basic literary concepts such as genres and movements and will be able to identify main narrative techniques, poetic structures and dramatic conventions. The readings in this class consist of a selection of texts from a variety of authors, including visual artists, and students will be encouraged to reflect on conventions and to explore meaning across medium. Students will also develop their skills in writing and speaking in Portuguese in the discipline of literary and inter- arts studies (MLA style format), through informal and formal written assignments, presentations and response papers.

Grading Scale: A = 94-100 B+ = 87-89 C+ = 77-79 D+ = 67-69 F = 0-59 A-= 90-93 B = 84-86 C = 74-76 D = 64-66 B- = 80-83 C- = 70-73 D- = 60-63

Primary texts

Fernando Pessoa (Poetry selection) Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Lixo” José Craveirinha (Poetry selection) Eça de Queirós, “Singularidades de uma rapariga loira” Manoel de Oliveira, “Singularidades de uma rapariga loira” Adília Lopes (Poetry selection) Paula Rego (Painting selection) Ana Marques Gastão (Poetry selection) Carlos Drummond de Andrade (Poetry selection) Gil Vicente, Farsa de Inês Pereira (Selection) José Eduardo Agualusa, A Substância do Amor e Outras Crónicas (Selection)

Written assignments

Weekly informal writing: online discussions/Journal (10%). Formal writing: 4 response papers with revisions (40%). One critical essay with revision. (20%)

Oral assignments

Weekly participation in class (20%). One class presentation (10%).

Calendar of Readings and Formal Assignments

Week 1 - Course objectives; Introduction to Literary Studies Week 2 – Poetry: Fernando Pessoa Week 3 – Short Story: Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Lixo”. Response paper 1. Week 4 – Poetry: José Craveirinha Week 5 – Novella: Eça de Queirós, “Singularidades de uma rapariga loira” Week 6 – contd. Response paper 2. Week 7 – Film and Literature: Manoel de Oliveira, “Singularidades de uma rapariga loira” Week 8 – contd. Week 9 – Poetry and Painting: Adília Lopes, Paula Rego, Ana Marques Gastão. Response paper 3. Critical Essay first draft due. Week 10 – Poetry: Carlos Drummond de Andrade Week 11 – Drama: Gil Vicente Week 12 – contd. Response paper 4. Week 13 – Chronicle: José Eduardo Agualusa. Critical Essay final draft due. Week 14 – Conclusions: round-table presentations and colloquium.

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Proposing Department or Program: Modern Languages Chair/contact: Olga Juzyn DEPT/PROG CODE (e.g., ENGL, PHYS, AFRI) SPAN Course number: 115 Catalog title: Literature of the Spanish Speaking World Prerequisites: SPAN 113 or consent of the Chair Credits: (General Education courses are four credits) 4 Category in General Education ☐First-year seminar (FYS ☐First-year writing (FYW ☐Connections (C) Distribution ☐Mathematics ☐Natural Science (lab required) ☐Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning ☐History X Literature ☐Social and Behavioral Sciences ☐Arts – Visual and Performing General Education Outcomes that will be formally addressed and assessed in this course: X Written Communication X Critical and Creative Thinking ☐Research Fluency X Oral Communication ☐Collaborative Work ☐Arts ☐Civic Knowledge ☐Ethical Reasoning X Global Understanding ☐Quantitative Literacy ☐Scientific Literacy

It is acknowledged that courses in the distribution are content-based and that students are expected to learn the material and demonstrate competence in a manner appropriate to the discipline.

Explain briefly how this course will meet the General Education Outcomes. Describe the kinds of assignments in which the assigned outcomes will be assessed.

SPAN 115 addresses Written Communication, Critical and Creative Thinking, Oral Communication, and Global Understanding as follows:

Written communication: SPAN 115 is a second semester intermediate course in Spanish. At this level, students apply their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in formal and informal writing assignments, which range from writing plot summaries, theses, short interpretive essays utilizing techniques of literary analysis to longer critical analyses with revisions. Instructors will assess grammatically correct use of Spanish, appropriate vocabulary, clear theses, proper use of syntax, and logical progression of arguments.

Critical and Creative Thinking: In SPAN 115 students learn to identify the literariness of works of literature, to read works of literature closely, to identify themes and textual strategies, to articulate with clarity and accuracy interpretations using basic tools of literary analysis, to reflect upon their own position as readers and avoid imposing meanings on texts. Students also learn to consider and respond with evidence to the points of view of others.

Global Understanding: The readings for SPAN 115 come from Spain and various Latin American countries and are studied in their social and historical contexts. Students will learn to identify country- specific themes as well as themes and literary styles that are historically determined and are shared across borders.

Include a current syllabus that meets the General Education syllabus format. How often will this course be offered? Fall and Spring Number and frequency of sections to be offered (students/semester or /year)? 2 per semester SPAN 115 Literatures and cultures of the Spanish Speaking World

(GE distribution)

DESCRIPTION This course is an introductory course to literary and cultural landmarks of Spanish and Latin American cultures. Students will explore major authors and their literary works from a variety of genres and media including short stories, novels, poetry, fables, plays, songs, journal articles, and films from different historical periods. Students will learn how to develop reading and writing strategies and how to appreciate works as literary texts that reflect the soul of the Spanish and Latin American peoples and the cultural (geographical, social, historical) contexts in which they were produced. Text selections will reflect themes such as place, identity, love and war, sexuality, values, the nature of life, the relationship between reason and emotions, as well as philosophical issues. Conducted in Spanish.

Prerequisite : Spanish 113 or the equivalent.

OBJECTIVES and METHODOLOGY • Development of text comprehension (identification and discussion of key elements). • Development of reading strategies. • Knowledge of basic literary concepts such as genre, movements. • Identification of the main narrative techniques such as viewpoint, distance, irony. • Development of writing strategies. Writing activities and creative writing instruction following the MLA style format. • Understanding the different cultural contexts and cultural perspectives embedded in the text. • Awareness of what constitutes literature, what makes literature “classic” and a work of art. • Appreciation of literature. • Continue knowledge of the Spanish language.

THEMES: Memory, space, place and identity

TEXTS: PASAJES. LITERATURA. 7th edition. Bretz, Dvorak, Kirschner, Kihyet. Mc Graw Hill

Folktale: “Cuyana” (Ecuador)

Play: El censo. Emilio Carballido (México) El delantal blanco Sergio Vodanovic (Chile)

Poetry: “Meciendo”. Gabriela Mistral (Chile) “Hombre pequeñito” Afonsina Storni (Argentina) “Me gusta cuando callas…” Pablo Neruda (Chile) “La United Fruit Co.” Pablo Neruda (Chile) “Padre Nuestro” Nicanor Parra (Chile) “Caja de cartón”. José Luis González (Puerto Rico/EEUU) “Cubanita descubanizada”. Gustavo Pérez Firmat (Cuba/EEUU) “Oración por Marilyn Monroe”. Erneseto Cardenal (Nicaragua)

Essay: “El laberinto de la soledad”. Octavio Paz (México)

Short story: “El nieto”. Antonio Benítez Rojo (Cuba) “Rosamunda”. Carmen Laforet (España) “El sur”. Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina) “Memoria electrónica”. Mario Benedetti (Uruguay) “El angel caído”. Cristina Peri Rossi (Uruguay)

Novel: No pasó nada. Antonio Skármeta (Chile) Romance novel: Sombras del pasado. A. Castilla Gascón (España) Film: Machuca. Andrés Wood. (Chile)

ASSIGNMENTS:

In-class informal writing: theses, summaries, titles, questions Weekly short papers Interpretive analyses of texts and or themes, with revisions Oral presentations on assigned topics

TOPICS and Calendar

Week 1 Introducción

Temas : Convenciones literarias, géneros, subgéneros, argumentos, desenlaces. Personajes, expectativas del lector Tema: La literatura y las convenciones sociales Género : Literatura popular: La novela rosa: Sombras del pasado. A Castilla Gascón (España)

Week 2

Tema: La comunidad humana, expectativas del lector Género: Leyenda: “Cuyana” (Ecuador) ------Tema: Género: Ensayo: “El laberinto de la soledad”. Octavio Paz (México)

Week 3

Temas : Desfamiliarización de la familia, expectativas del lector, Connotación vs. Denotación/posibilidades sintácticas en la poesía/patrones Género :Cuento : “El nieto” Antonio Benítez Rojo (Cuba)

------Temas : Desfamiliarización de la familia

Género :Poesía « Meciendo ». Gabriela Mistral (Chile)

Week 4 Temas :Lugar, demografía, identidad, la voz narrativa, desfamiliarización. Género : Teatro : El censo. Ernesto Carballido (México) Estrategias : El diálogo y el personaje/ el teatro del absurdo ------Temas: Lo fantástico Género : Microcuento : « Apocalipsis ». Marco Denevi (Argentina)

Borrador del primer análisis literario

Week 5

Temas : Puntos de vista masculinos y femeninos, la voz narrativa, el punto de vista, monólogo interior, el narrador no confiable

Género :Cuento : « Rosamunda ». Carmen Laforet (España)

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Temas : Puntos de vista masculinos y femeninos, imágenes y Símbolos Género : Poesía : « Hombres pequeñitos ». Alfonsina Storni (Argentina). « Me gusta cuando callas … ». Pablo Neruda (Chile)

Week 6 Temas : Los valores sociales, el espectador y el espacio dramático, las acotaciones dramáticas, la metáfora extendida Género : Drama : El delantal blanco ». Sergio Vodanovic Poesía » « La United Fruit Co. ». Pablo Neruda (Chile) Versión final del primer análisis

Week 7 Temas : La autobiografía, espacio e identidad, el tono, la repetición

Género : Cuento : « Cajas de cartón ». Francisco Jiménez (EEUU) « Una caja de plomo que no se podía abrir » (Puerto Rico)

Week 8 Temas : La tecnología e identidad, el contexto, el yo poético, el apóstrofe, la repetición en la poesía Género : Cuento : « Memoria electrónica ». Mario Benedetti (Uruguay) Poesía : « Oración por Marilyn Monroe ». Ernesto Cardenal (Nicaragua)

Week 9 Temas :Intertextualidad, el final abierto, espacio público, espacio privado, adaptación fílmica Género : Cuento : « El ángel caído ». Cristina Peri Rossi (Uruguay) Cine: “El sur”. Carlos Saura (España)

Week 10 Temas : Intertextualidad, Espacio urbano e identidad nacional, ironía Género : Cuento : « El sur ». Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina)

Week 11 Temas : Bildingsroman, diactadura y exilio Género : Novela : No pasó nada. Antonio Skármeta (Chile)

Week 12 Temas : Bildungsroman, dictadura y el exilio Género : Novela : No pasó nada. Antonio Skármeta (Chile) Primera version del Segundo análisis

Week 13 Temas : Bildungsroman, dictadura y el exilio Género: Cine: Machuca. Andrés Wood. (Chile)

Week 14 Final de curso Versión de Segundo análisis