This 10-weeks course surveys major Latin American literary works from pre-Columbian traditions to the period preceding the rise of modernism in the late 19th century. We will take a critical approach to the idea of "literature" by examining poetic and dramatic texts alongside historical, legal, ethnographic, and religious documents. Through this broad conception of textuality, we will explore the articulation, transformation, and preservation of identity across the colonial and early republican eras.
memoria historica
Syllabus Winter 2026 SPAN 261 Literature in Modern Latin America
This 9-weeks course provides an overview of some of the major trends in Latin American literatures since 1888, modernismo, the historical avant-garde, the "Boom," and end of the 20th century. The readings, class discussions and assignments will offer many opportunities to improve students’ oral and written Spanish. The course will emphasize various literary styles and ideological constructions that, in different ways, reflect the complexity of Latin American writing.
El plan era irme a Malta con Yadira
Hoy domingo 4 de enero falleció la escritora, narradora y profesora Yadira Álvarez Betancourt (La Habana, 1980). Fue ganadora del Premio Oscar Hurtado de cuento de ciencia ficción en 2009 con el ya clásico "Carne y pescado". Sus historias aparecieron en revistas como Isliada, las antologías Deuda temporal (2016), Las escritoras de Urras (2021) y El día después del eclipse (2025).
Syllabus Fall 2025 SPAN 261 Literature in Modern Latin America
This course provides an overview of some of the major trends in Latin American literatures since 1888, modernismo, the historical avant-garde, the "Boom," and end of the 20th century. The readings, class discussions and assignments will offer many opportunities to improve students’ oral and written Spanish. The course will emphasize various literary styles and ideological constructions that, in different ways, reflect the complexity of Latin American writing.
Quiero ver 34 de las 100 mejores películas del siglo XXI
El New York Times publicó una lista de las 100 mejores películas del siglo XXI. He visto 36. Quiero ver 34. ¿Las otras 30? ... si me pagan.
#Porfavorleapoesía
Kykubi dice: Cuando comencé a compartir poemas en Facebook usando el hashtag #Porfavorleapoesía (obra del poeta y promotor cultural mexicano, Miguel Asa) yo estaba segura de que sería un intercambio equivalente. Me iba a costar caro en tiempo y disciplina, y a la vez iba a ganar mucho, porque no son solo los poemas, el verso, sino…
