SPAN 4855 - [Latin American Horror]

(ALC-AS, CA-AS, SCD-AS) Satisfies Option 1. (EC-LASP)

Spring. Not offered: 2023-2024. Next offered: 2024-2025. 3 credits. Student option grading.

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, feminism, hybridity, and miscegenation. The texts range from the 19th century to the present.