Colgate University

First-Year Course Offerings — Fall 2024

SPAN 355   The Many Voices of Latin American Literature: from Modernismo to the 21st Century
Credits1
Restrictions
Pre-RequisitesAt least four years of high school Spanish or SPAN 202
Co-Requisites
Core Area
Area of InquiryHuman Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts PracticesArtistic Prac & Interpretation Language Study

Explores the diversity of literary voices in Latin America, from 1880 (the beginning of Modernismo) to the writings of Quiroga, Mistral, Borges, Cortázar, Castellanos, Rulfo, García Márquez, and other contemporary writers. 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. Literary texts studied and analyzed are drawn from 1880 (Modernismo period) through the 21st century. Language Placement Guidelines