Latin American Literature 2
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course offers an articulated knowledge of the general problems of Hispanic American literature, with particular attention to intercultural aspects and the dynamics of identity construction. The main aim is to provide the student with an overview, diachronic and synchronic, of the main literary currents that have addressed the problem of otherness, also through the methodologies and tools of literary analysis (genres, themes, structures and styles).
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding: the student acquires a good ability to read texts, critical and literary, in language, knows how to interpret and contextualize them, deepens the theories and methodologies of the discipline. Applied skills: the student is able to use the main tools of text analysis as well as to recognize genres, themes, structures and styles, identifies with certainty the main historical and cultural implications of the reference texts. He is also able to revise independently the disciplinary contents acquired.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course aims to provide an overview to Hispanic American literature from the 1930s to the beginning of the current century, through some of the continent's most important voices. It will begin by reflecting on some of Horacio Quiroga's short stories, and then illustrate the proposal of indigenismo. Then we will focus on fundamental authors such as Vallejo, Neruda, Borges, Cortázar, Rulfo, Garro, and Castellanos. The concepts of "boom" and "postboom" will be problematized, concluding the study with proposals from authors active at the turn of the century. Throughout the course the strong links of cultural production with the historical development of the continent, with the constant and fruitful reflection on American identity, will be pointed out, and special attention will be paid to the intercultural nature of Hispanic American literature itself.
Prerequisites for admission
The course is held in Italian and Spanish. The examination materials and bibliography, on the other hand, will be entirely in Spanish and presuppose skills in literary history, use of terminology and critical analysis acquired in previous courses (Hispanic American Literature 1).
Teaching methods
The course adopts the following teaching methods: frontal lectures; readings and commentary on the works in the program; seminar lessons.
Teaching Resources
Jorge Luis Borges, Ficciones (any Spanish edition) o Juan Rulfo, Pedro Páramo (any Spanish edition) o Rosario Castellanos, Balún Canán (any Spanish edition)
Gabriel García Márquez, Cien años de soledad (any edition in Spanish Cátedra edition)
Bolaño, Roberto, Putas asesinas. Any edition in Spanish.
TEXTS BY: Horacio Quiroga, Rosario Castellanos, Julio Cortázar, César Vallejo, Pablo Neruda, Elena Garro available in Teams
Gabriel García Márquez, Cien años de soledad (any edition in Spanish Cátedra edition)
Bolaño, Roberto, Putas asesinas. Any edition in Spanish.
TEXTS BY: Horacio Quiroga, Rosario Castellanos, Julio Cortázar, César Vallejo, Pablo Neruda, Elena Garro available in Teams
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of an individual interview, which includes questions asked by the teacher, interactions between teacher and student and the analysis and commentary of one or more passages taken from the works in the program. The interview lasts about 20 minutes and can be held in Italian or Spanish, at the student's choice. The interview aims to verify the knowledge of the texts studied, the contextualization ability of authors and works, the ability to analyze the text, the ability in the exposition, the precision in the use of specific terminology, the ability of critical and personal reflection on the proposed themes. Finally, it will take into account, if done in Spanish, language skills. The final grade is expressed in thirtieth, and the student has the right to reject it (in which case it will be recorded as "withdrawn"). For the students attending the course, there will be in partial tests, at the end of the different modules.
Other information:
International students or Erasmus incoming students are invited to contact the teacher of the course in advance.
Examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in agreement with the competent office.
Other information:
International students or Erasmus incoming students are invited to contact the teacher of the course in advance.
Examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in agreement with the competent office.
L-LIN/06 - LATIN AMERICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professor:
Scarabelli Laura
Professor(s)