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Valparaíso and Viña del Mar

January Spanish Language and Culture Program - January 2009
Survey of Latin American Literature

45
Language Level: Advanced
Placement Exam Required
Survey of Latin American Literature
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: ISA Students Only
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, Chile)
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Course Description

Area of Study

Language and Culture

Hours & Credits

45

Hours of Instruction

3

Semester Credit Units

4

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

Note: A placement exam will be required when you arrive on site.

Advanced
This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Overview

This course is especially for the students of the ISA Summer Program and it presents an overview of Chilean and Latin American Literature.

Course Contents:

1. The problem of cultural identity of Latin America.

2. Contemporaneity in Latin American Literature.

3. The Latin American boom of writers.

4. The 50's generation in Chile.

5. Contemporary Chilean lyrics.

6. The Chilean narrative after the coup d'état.

7. The feminist narrative in Chile.


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