L.SPW 247 - Colonial Literature of Latin America-AA

Credits: 3

Taught in English. This course will explore the issues of conquest, colonization and empire in Latin America through literature, specifically analyzing the role of literature in the construction of culture. Students will examine the development, construction and transformation of literary genres such as satire, epic poetry, urban histories, travel writing, drama and personal accounts. Students will connect this exploration of genre with cultural and social issues of the 16th through 18th centuries, including gender, race, ethnicity, empire, and creole identity. The connection of literary and social questions will allow students to analyze the mutually constructed relationship between literature and cultural paradigms.
Prerequisite: L.LIB-100; L.LIB-105; L.LIB-110; One course from L.LIB-130, L.LIB-135, or L.LIB-220
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable