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The Subaltern in Latin American Culture
Course code: SPAN2307.
Course unit value: 0.5.
This course seeks to analyse the portrayal of the subaltern and the city in Latin American culture in a variety of genres, including the essay, novel, poetry, the short story and film. The figures of the subaltern chosen include the slave in a colonial society, the worker in a capitalist society, and the woman in a patriarchal society.
Assessment: one 3000 word essay (40%); and one unseen two-hour written examination (60%).
Tutor: Dr Constanza Ceresa
Preparatory reading and set texts:
- José Martí, Nuestra América (essay); selected poems from Versos sencillos
- Muralismo mexicano (visual art)
- Juan Rulfo, El llano en llamas (short stories)
- César Vallejo, selections from Poemas humanos and España, aparta de mí este cáliz (poetry)
- Violeta Parra, (selection of songs)
- Gabriel García Márquez, Crónica de una muerte anunciada (novel)
- Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Memorias del subdesarrollo (film)
- Luisa Valenzuela, Cambio de armas (short stories)
