SPA 3305 - Análisis de Textos del Mundo Hispanohablante

Credits: 4
In the Spanish-speaking world, literature has taken on new forms in recent years, and is more accessible than ever to a wide audience. What we read says a lot about ourselves and the culture in which a text is created. This course teaches the strategies and vocabulary needed to engage in textual analysis of different literary genres, both classic and contemporary, to understand the deeper meanings and greater statements the texts make about human nature, history, and cultures of the modern world. These include traditional poetry, theater, and prose, but also new venues and primary texts like blogs and “blogonovelas,” spoken word poetry, “microfiction,” graffiti poetry, short films and other online adaptations like “performeros” of folk tales, and graphic fiction.
Prerequisites SPA 2230 or higher, except SPA 3100, or by placement.
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McDaniel Plan: Textual Analysis