Introduction to Literary Methods

Catalog description

This is an introductory course to the study of literature in Spanish. We will analyze works by various Spanish American and Spanish authors, from different countries and historical periods, from the following genres and media: short narrative, essay, poetry, theater, novel as well as film. We will study the key concepts and terminologies for the analysis of literary works related to the topic of medical experience, described in literature and film: medicine as knowledge and human activity, descriptions of the body and mind, changing notions of gender and sexuality, moods and emotions related to the body and mind, and the development of empathy, as described in art. A SPN 208 or A SPN 209 recommended prior to taking this course.