Bolívar's Afterlife in the Americas: Biography, Ideology, and the Public Sphere
SPAN 286
Spring 2019
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LAST 258 |
No figure has been seized upon more as a symbol of cultural and political unity in Latin America than the liberator Simón Bolívar. In this course, we will examine not only the case of contemporary Venezuela with its cult-like tradition but also several of the countless appropriations of Bolívar that have occurred across the Americas and in Europe in the 180 years since his death. From the Cuban José Martí to the Colombian García Márquez, from the Spaniard Miguel de Unamuno to the U.S. socialist Waldo Frank, from, to be sure, the powerful tradition of the Latin America essay with its identity politics to the U.S.-led Pan Americanism of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, Bolívar has been made to serve complex and important functions in discourse about national and continental identity. To consider all this, we will study a number of rewritings of Bolívar's life and works, focusing on the dynamic process in which literary, cultural, and political traditions have been formed around him, while giving special attention to issues bearing on race, gender, and modernization. A wide range of texts will be examined, including letters, essays, poems, novels, screenplays, and films. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: [SPAN270 or LAST226] OR SPAN221 OR [SPAN250 or COL219] |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HISP)(LAST)(RMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Authors will include:
Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)
Arturo Uslar Pietri (Venezuela)
Germán Carrera Damas (Venezuela)
Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia)
Germán Arciniegas (Colombia)
Pablo Neruda (Chile)
José Enrique Rodó (Uruguay)
José Marti (Cuba)
José Vasconcelos (Mexico)
Ricardo Palma (Peru)
Miguel de Unamuno (Spain)
Waldo Frank (U.S.)
Film directors:
Diego Rísquez
Jorge Alí Triana
Alessandro Blasetti.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three short papers (3-4 pages); one longer paper (6-7 pages) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
SPAN 286 is intended for students who have completed SPAN 221 with a B- or better. Students who have not done so should consult with the professor before preregistering. Readings, written assignments, and class discussions will be in Spanish. Only COL students may take this course CR/U. Reading and writing are the best ways for adult learners to improve their spoken Spanish. You will therefore improve all of your language skills in this course. |
| Instructor(s): Conn,Robert T. Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK314; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 1 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 7 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 3 |
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