Colgate University

First-Year Course Offerings — Fall 2021

SPAN 355   Latin American Literature: The Many Voices of Latin America
Credits1
RestrictionsInstr perm req during Drop/Add
Pre-RequisitesAt least four years of high school Spanish or SPAN 202
Co-Requisites
Core Area Global Engagements
Area of InquiryHuman Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts Practices

The course explores the diversity of literary voices in Latin America, from pre-Columbian texts to the contemporary writings of Castellanos, Rulfo, and García Márquez. This survey introduces students to the most important developments in Latin American literary history as it examines questions of cultural, ethnic, gender, and class identities. Language Placement Guidelines