SPAN 4910 - [Latin American Literature and Mass Media]

(crosslisted) LATA 4910
(CA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Spring. Next offered 2016-2017. 4 credits.

E. Paz-Soldán.

An analysis of Latin American literary texts and their relationship with the changing media landscape of the 20th century. We will explore how Latin American authors have engaged thematically and formally with the impact of mass media and new technologies. Some of the writers we will read are Huidobro, Cabrera Infante, Cortazar, Puig, and Fuget.