SPAN 269
Spring 2018 not offered
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How are we able to let our voices be heard when there is a State apparatus in place that suppresses all dissent? How can we elaborate the critique of an unjust situation? How can we effect change when we cannot communicate discord without the risk of going to jail or being put to death? Taking these questions as our point of departure, we will attempt to find answers in the period of the Francoist dictatorship, which officially lasted from end of Spain's civil war in 1939 until the dictator's death in 1975. Over these four decades, the regime went from the darkness of the harshest repression in the 1940s to its international opening in the 1960s, followed by the protests and its end in the 1970s. This changing panorama offered a varied social and cultural production that dialogued with and tried to expose and criticize the repression of the Franco dictatorship. Our objective in this seminar is to explore the techniques adopted by authors to avoid censorship and re-create a faithful picture of day-to-day living in Spain under the dictatorship. We will pay special attention to short stories and novels in which the author chooses the voice of a child or a teenager to give light to the oppressive situation of the moment. How do the voices of these young narrators offer an understanding of their present situation? How do these narrative voices evolve in a panorama that is shifting from the darkness of the early days of tyranny to the light of democracy? |
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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: None |
Major Readings:
Ana María Matute: Primera memoria
Miguel Delibes: Las ratas
Carmen Martín Gaite: ¿El balneario¿ / Usos amorosos de la posguerra española
Sánchez Ferlosio: El Jarama
Mercè Rodoreda: La Plaza del Diamante
Juan Marsé: ¿Historia de detectives¿
Manuel de Pedrolo: Mecanoscrito del segundo origen
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two short papers (1000-1200 words)
Weekly reading notes (200 words)
Oral assignments
Final project (2500-3000 words) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
SPAN 269 is intended for students who have completed Spanish 221 or the equivalent with a grade of 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. |
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