Asian Latino Encounters: Imagining Asia in Hispanic America
SPAN 285
Fall 2020 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
LAST 241 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Caribbean Studies Minor |
In this course, students will analyze and discuss a variety of cultural productions (literary texts, films, songs, blogs, etc.) that reveal the overlooked connections between Asia and Latin America. We will begin examining views of Asian culture and Asian women of late 19th-century and early 20th-century Spanish American and Filipino writers (such as Darío, Tablada, Gómez Carrillo, Balmori, etc.). Then we will assess travel writings produced across the Pacific--from Mexico to India (Paz), from Chile to Southeast Asia (Neruda), from the Philippines to Chile (Medina), and from Mexico to Japan (Tinajero). Finally, we will examine diverse works by writers/artists of Asian descent in Hispanic America as well as Asian Latinos in the US. Some of the questions we will address are: How have the views towards Asia and Asians changed throughout the past century in Hispanic America? How does Philippine literature in Spanish produced during the US colonial period modify our conception of what is "Hispanic," "Asian," and "American"? By looking at the trans-Pacific reach of the Hispanic, we will be in a better position to appreciate the complexity of the cultural, social, and ambiguous political legacies of Spanish and US colonialism. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HISP)(LAST)(RMST) |
Major Readings:
-Rubén Darío, AZUL... (1888) [selections]
-Enrique Gómez Carrillo, DE MARSELLA A TOKIO: SENSACIONES DE EGIPTO, LA INDIA, LA CHINA Y EL JAPÓN (1900) [selections]
-José Juan Tablada, HIROSHIGUÉ (1914) Y LI-PO Y OTROS POEMAS (1920)
-Jesús Balmori, MI CHOZA DE NIPA (1940)
-Alfonso Hernández Catá, "Los chinos" y "Cuarenta y siete chinos" (1924)
-Antonio Ortega, "El chino olvidado" (1945)
-Borges, "La viuda Ching, pirata" (1935)
-Pablo Neruda, CONFIESO QUE HE VIVIDO (1974) [selections]
-Octavio Paz, VISLUMBRES DE LA INDIA (1996) [selections]
-Elizabeth Medina, SAMPAGUITAS EN LA CORDILLERA (2006) [selections]
-Siu Cam Wen, VIAJE A ITACA (2004)
-Doris Moromisato, DIARIO DE LA MUJER ES PONJA (2004)
-Araceli Tinajero, KOKORO: UNA MEXICANA EN JAPÓN (2012) [selections]
-Juan Martín Hsu, LA SALADA (2015)
-Elena Li Chow, OJOS RASGADOS (2018) [selections]
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Examinations and Assignments:
Class participation, short written reactions and voice recordings, two quizzes, two short essays, one final essay or project |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is intended for students who have completed Spanish 221 or the equivalent with a grade of B- or better. Advanced-level competence in Spanish is essential. Students who have not taken SPAN 221 should consult with the professor before pre-registering.
Reading, writing and discussion are the best ways for adult learners to improve their spoken Spanish. You will therefore improve all of your language skills in this course. |
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