The Secret Life of Waste: Trash in Latin American Art & Literature
SPAN 277
Fall 2024
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01
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| Crosslisting:
LAST 277 |
From space junk to microplastic particles found in human blood, man-made waste and pollution are ubiquitous. What are the effects of waste on the environment? What can the decomposition of waste create and/or undo? What is the afterlife of waste? Is waste apocalyptic? Through figures such as rottenness, radioactivity, mutation, and zombies, we will explore the ways in which Latin American art and literature try to answer some of these questions by imagining living amidst the remnants of hyperconsumption and by exploring the unforeseen effects that coexisting with waste could have upon the land and the body. We will study a wide range of visual and literary engagements with trash from novels, poetry, comics, and films to environmental art projects. Artists and writers may include Cecilia Vicuña, Daniel Lie, Samanta Schweblin, Fernanda Trías, Vik Muniz, H. G. Oesterheld, Javier Campos, and Alejandro Durán, among others. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SPAN221 |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
May include:
Vic Muniz
Alejandro Durán
Samanta Schweblin
Cecilia Vicuña
Fernanda Trías
Daniel Lie
Seba Calfuqueo
Luis Carrera-Maul
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Examinations and Assignments:
Written bi-weekly assignments, essays, and a final art project |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Span 277 is intended for students who have completed 221 with a grade of B- or better. Students who have not done so are encouraged to contact the instructor during pre-registration. Only COL students may take the class C/U. All students are expected to be active and informed participants in class discussions, working on their oral communication skills. |
| Instructor(s): Diaz,Carolina Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: TBA |
| 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: 9 | 1st Ranked: 4 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 2 | Unranked: 0 |
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