Asian Latino Encounters
SPAN 285
Spring 2024
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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
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-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)
-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 Kam Wen, VIAJE A ÍTACA (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)
-Julia Wong, MONGOLIA (2015)
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Examinations and Assignments:
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Active class participation, short written reactions and voice recordings, two short essays, one final essay |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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This course 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. |
| Instructor(s): Park,Paula Times: ..T.R.. 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 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 4 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
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