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.

High Advanced

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of five semesters (or seven 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.

This course deals with the development of Mexican literature during the 20th century. We will view this development from the perspectives of continuity and rupture. The course sets short stories in the context of the historic process of Mexico. Some of the authors we will read are Mariano Azuela, José Revueltas, Juan Rulfo, Carlos Fuentes, and Elena Poniatowska.