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What makes a Spanish story and its perspective unique? How do the differences between plays and prose affect their reception? How does the gender of the author or playwright influence what they write about and how they conceive of their characters? This course explores these and other questions through the rich tradition of storytelling in the narrative and drama of Spain. Through the close reading of texts from the 17th to the 21st centuries, we will explore how Spanish identity—related to social class, gender, race, religion, ideology, and sexual orientation, among others—is represented, challenged, or refigured for readers and theater goers across the centuries. We will always read with an eye toward the cultural, historical, and political environments from which these texts emerge to understand the critical dialogue between text and context. Authors include: Miguel de Cervantes, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Camilo José Cela, Antonio Buero Vallejo, and Paloma Pedrero. In English. If taken for SPAN credit, students will do some reading and all writing in Spanish. SPAN prerequisite SPAN 200. |