SPAN 4855 - Latin American Horror

(CA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

This is the mandatory senior seminar for Spanish majors.

L. Colanzi.

The fantastic and the supernatural are the fundamental elements of this course, in which we will analyze Latin American short stories, novels, and films featuring ghosts, vampires, monsters, witches, zombies, haunted houses, and ecological horror. We will explore issues relating to colonialism, class, race and gender issues, in the context of the debate between tradition and modernity in the continent. The texts range from the 19th century to present.