RLSP 308
Survey of Colonial Latin American Literature from 1492 to the Early 19th Century Spring 2021
Division I Writing Skills Difference, Power, and Equity
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This course will focus on major works of Spanish American literature from 1492 through the first part of the 19th century. Readings will include narrative texts such as Cartas de relaciĆ³n, chronicles of conquest, religious texts, and indigenous annals, as well as poetry and drama. While many of the texts will focus on colonial Mexico, we will also study texts from Central and South America. We will focus on the historical contexts and formal aspects of these works, and study methods of textual analysis that are particularly relevant to these texts via selected critical readings. Special attention will be given to colonial encounters and the clash of cultures that produced new identities and textualities under Spanish colonial rule. The course meets twice per week and it is taught remotely. Conducted in Spanish.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 5613
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: Each student will write three 4-6 page papers on which I will provide written feedback regarding grammar, style, and argument. Each student will also provide three 2-page critiques of their partner's papers as a form of feedback. After receiving my feedback and the feedback of their peers, each student will revise each of the papers and submit a final version. Excellent preparation and class participation.
Prerequisites: One RLSP course at the 200-level or above or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: Spanish majors
Distributions: Division I Writing Skills Difference, Power, and Equity
WS Notes: Each student will write three 4-6 page papers on which I will provide written feedback regarding grammar, style, and argument. Each student will also provide three 2-page critiques of their partner's papers as a form of feedback. After receiving my feedback and the feedback of their peers, each student will revise each of the papers and submit a final version.
DPE Notes: This course will highlight intellectual production of indigenous peoples of the Americas under Spanish colonial rule. It will explore the new identities and textualities that emerge as a result of the encounter and subsequent conquest of the Americas. As such, students will gain critical skills to analyze and understand a diversity of Spanish-American colonial texts from the 16th century to the early 19th century.
Attributes: GBST Latin American Studies

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