Asian Latino Encounters
SPAN 285
Fall 2021
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01
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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/x 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 read various texts by Latin American writers who lived for some years in different parts of Asia throughout the twentieth century (e.g. Pablo Neruda in Southeast Asia, Octavio Paz in India, Araceli Tinajero in Japan, etc.). Finally, we will examine diverse works by writers/artists of Asian descent in Latin America as well as "Asian Latina/os" 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 Latin America? How does Philippine literature in Spanish produced during the US colonial period modify our conception of what is "Hispanic," "Asian," and "American"? How do Asian Latin American and Asian Latinx writers and artists represent themselves through culture? |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HISP)(LAST)(RMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
-Ruben Dario, AZUL... (1888) [selections]
-Enrique Gomez Carrillo, DE MARSELLA A TOKIO: SENSACIONES DE EGIPTO, LA INDIA, LA CHINA Y EL JAPON (1900) [selections]
-Jose Juan Tablada, HIROSHIGUE (1914) Y LI-PO Y OTROS POEMAS (1920)
-Jesus Balmori, MI CHOZA DE NIPA (1940)
-Alfonso Hernandez Cata, ""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]
-Siu Kam Wen, VIAJE A ITACA (2004)
-Doris Moromisato, DIARIO DE LA MUJER ES PONJA (2004)
-Araceli Tinajero, KOKORO: UNA MEXICANA EN JAPON (2012) [selections]
-Juan Martin Hsu, LA SALADA (2015)
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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. |
| Instructor(s): Park,Paula C. Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK410; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 1 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 4 |
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